Buried Beneath the Mountain
Words have their price…
Buried Beneath the Mountain belongs to the following groups:
All Around the Styles, All Things Poetic, Artistic, Philosophical, Core [C.O.R.E], Creative, Talented, and Unknown, Something To Say, The New Beat Generation and Up & Coming WritersOn the open market place of language, all words have a price.
Speech is not free – the more money you spend, the more of it you can buy.
Money is a demagogue that shouts down truth
And swears like a drunken sailor.
While nuance is swept under the carpet,
And reason is ridiculed like a naïve schoolgirl.
Fictitious “facts” touted by fraudulent fools,
Fill our minds as a mountain of currency manufactures consent.
Lead us not through a rose-colored world of unquestioned acquiescence
But deliver us from those who find comfort in being told what to do.
For thou art the power and the poison of minds and souls.
Words, sentences, paragraphs, and pages; spilling from the mouths
Of well-paid puppets, hollering hyperbolic nonsense,
As they shoot straight at the viscera and penetrate the core of rational thought.
More, more, more, the crowd exclaims!
Inflame us, Intoxicate us; make us forget our suicidal mindlessness
For we are asleep but we dare not dream
For our visions are Trojan horses implanted by the servants of money
And thus, we laughingly hurl headlong toward the coming catastrophe.
I’ve been saving my money so that I could purchase some pretty prose.
I need to hear words that cast out fear and make things clear,
Because I fear that we are lost and our prophets have been bought and sold
And thus, they lead us further away from poetry,
While hope is buried beneath the mountain, and there is no faith left to move it.
ambient-1 © 2009
Christie Moses
Wow…powerful words Robert. This is amazing xx
ambient-1 replied
Aw… thank you Christie! Just trying to exorcise the demons! Lol
Jane17
lets move the mountain.. We need a new vision that is untainted by corruption of prophets seeking reward.. Keep the vision alive with poetry.thanks for the honest words..
ambient-1 replied
Ok, let’s move it! Write, write, write words that are true and near and dear…
You’re welcome! ;~)
OneForYes
...”our visions are Trojan horses implanted by the servants of money”...lovely metaphor.
This is very powerful writing. As I hurl headlong toward catastrophe, I can only hope that I remain mine somehow…I am mine…my mind is mine…there is an unsullied space inside my cheapness. Our greed is our Achilles, our hearts and souls and thoughts our pure and noble Hector…and they are constantly on the battlefield.
I love this…it made me think:)
ambient-1 replied
Made you think? Oh no, they’ll try to make it illegal! Thank you for your kind words and thoughts. They mean more than you know! xo
Laurie Search
Strong stuff.
Shoaib .
this is pretty amazing…
love the sequence of thoughts here..
“Because I fear that we are lost and our prophets have been bought and sold
And thus, they lead us further away from poetry,
While hope is buried beneath the mountain, and there is no faith left to move it”
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epic
ambient-1 replied
Coming from you that means much! Thanks Shoaib!
lupa
brilliant….just absolutely brilliant..
ambient-1 replied
Thank you lupa! That is extremely generous!
Lisa Jewell
Wonderfully written Robert, many truths to digest beyond do something about …..this piece reminds me of this song
x
ambient-1 replied
Well, that would certainly qualify as words that cast out fear and make things clear!
One of the most powerful songs ever written by one of the most powerful artists/spirits ever!
So I accept your lovely compliment humbly and with an arched eyebrow. Lol
Thank you Lisa! x
Suzanne German
I’ve been saving my money so that I could purchase some pretty prose.
I need to hear words that cast out fear and make things clear
These words say it all!!! – what a tale of truths this tells!
Delphine de Noire
A Tour de Force Robert!
Magnificent!
Mx
ambient-1 replied
Thank you Delphine! That is very generous of you! xo
ArcadiaTempest
Saving our money for the rainy days….seems a lot of rain is already about me thinks…Here in Oz 10 percent of the population own 90 odd percent of the wealth….well that was one of the stats I looked at admittedly a while ago but I feel safe in saying it would not of changed an awful lot. I don’t want to buy good wisdom I want to hear it being yelled out loud….and clear the money wax out of some very dollar clogged ears!! Your voice has reason and wisdom…great write Robert! XX
ambient-1 replied
Thank you karensue! Your comment is much appreciated! xo
Cassidy JK (Ra...
Incredible words. Some are priceless.
ambient-1 replied
Thank you Cassidy! So glad you liked it!
Trenchtownrock
Terrific writing my friend..enjoyable.
ambient-1 replied
Coming from a word master that means a lot to me! Thank you my friend!
rubyjo
whoa, you wrote a mouthfull here, love the intelligence carrying this write…
ambient-1 replied
What a lovely comment! Thank you for that!
tracyxkeema
a great title to a powerful verse, well executed, i think you got something off all our chests robert, i like your style, keep moving mountains & congrats on your feature x
ambient-1 replied
Thank you Tracy! I like your style too! xo