A Thought Can Change Everything Poem by maria goodison

A Thought Can Change Everything

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I did indeed read the raven message, and heard your voice across the hall
I noticed the red fists marks imprinted on my bedroom door.
The right side advice say to keep you by my side to save this 100 year war and still the left that advice me to keep you in a clear glass box.
Which one would you change, which question would you ask and seek a reasonable outcome?


You stand there in all your financial gain and still I hear your people screaming as the whips crack on their backs?


You stand and promise me a 1000 men that will fight for me in this 100 year war, but what about the mother, wife's, sisters, all pleaded praying to you dear sir, to not send to war?

You see in this war I may not win but I have people fair of face and honest to a fault, they keep their worker good in grease and only ask them to join, not brake their legs and keep them in changes.
I will not ask them to follow me if they can not be free, I will not lead them from master to master I can not demand their blood.

My right says that I should wait be calm and embrace your offer...
My left on the other hand strongly says to whip you down the street and make a human play thing for my panthers, I have to a-mite that I'm favouriting the left side much more then the right.
I'm supposed to change my mind, make things right between our house and still I have a nip of doubt and sir how can I go in to battle with double smeared on my face so to put this in just one thing I conman you to fight.
Yes that right you will fight first with only your sword nothing more nothing less and let's see how well you do.
Now if you live beyond the day and threw the night I will give my word that I will take you and grant you to stand by me.
Now if on the other hand you should fall and die, then I will take your land and your salves and set them free give hem land to make their homes and be in peace.
Do you agree.......?

Sunday, November 29, 2020
Topic(s) of this poem: war and peace
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Yiyan Han 29 November 2020

Quite intriguing piece - left or right, much like " to be or not to be" then ;) " hard" your voice across the hall - typo?

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