# No Plateau Even for the Thirsty

Author: Apolarbear17
Tags: Abstract, Death, Future, Heavy Subjects, Poetry, Then Current Events, Transphobia, War, politics, uncertainty, venting

So I mentioned in the description of the last poem that it was half of a set of poems that I posted on the same day, this is the other half of that set. This was a venting poem about the state and problems of the world at the time I wrote and posted it originally. It’s kind of bleak, pretty angry, political and attempting to tackle at least several issues at once. Sometimes I look back at poems like these wondering if they were more emotional and focused on this than they needed to be or if I could have made them more focused and emotional with the gift of hindsight. This poem I think is somewhere in between cause it still feels relevant to the way things are but I don’t think I really pour more into it without it becoming overly bleak and losing any sense of message. Originally posted this March 2022

No Plateau Even for the Thirsty

 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;By: A.X. Bueno &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

 

 

There seems to be a thirst in the world that shows little signs of ending&nbsp;

 

It's hard to say how many truly have it after all they're simultaneously loud but good at blending&nbsp;&nbsp;

 

The past several years have provided them much but it's only made them more greedy and bold&nbsp;

 

With all this conflict they feed either already or too convinced that this won't affect them growing old

 

They either have enough power to not care or just think they'll get lucky and be spared&nbsp;

 

So they spur on a horrific war they'll never feel or truly grasp the effects of and mock those scarred and scared&nbsp;

 

Or maybe they dismiss those rightfully afraid of disease and death acting like all will be well&nbsp;

 

Saying they're brave for acting reckless as those with health conditions are stuck inside&nbsp;

 

Meanwhile graveyards filled with too many sacrificed for productivity continue to swell&nbsp;

 

They claim to just want a return to normal neither&nbsp; recognizing change and refusing by the rules to abide

 

So with this disease and death we seem to be stuck while bombs fly and people fight a tyrant a whole&nbsp; ocean away&nbsp;

 

Either intentionally or not they try to strike blows at the power of the tyrant and hit the people instead&nbsp;

 

The people, some fighting for years before this latest conflict are now battling two fronts with no leeway

 

They're exhausted, terrified of ever present danger, broke from devastating sanctions and to be despised&nbsp;

 

For having a terrible leader they didn't chose&nbsp;

 

Told by many with nothing to lose to try harder against a situation impossible for any one person to just diffuse&nbsp;

 

But given how we treat people back here in the US at all of this I shouldn't really be surprised&nbsp;

 

We've done just as bad including throwing out refugees from different countries out like refuse

 

There's also the Nazis said to be there but those alone aren't a good reason for outside annexation and attack&nbsp;

 

Of Ukraine that is but those feel like excuses more than anything given how that record tracks&nbsp;

 

Besides it's hard to fight Nazis overseas when we've got plenty here too

 

Practically and proudly trying to take rights and imprison who they made their latest scapegoat&nbsp;

 

Trying to whip a scare and act like they're protecting the unborn and trans kids&nbsp;

 

They say to think of children while not caring or considering the lives saved by what they try to forbid&nbsp;

 

Then so many will try to pretend that these laws aren't so bad or just as many fear for potential lost lives&nbsp;

 

If this dreadful wave of bills of attack on the different or the marginalized goes through for all that it deprives

 

Many of us here have so much to fear and I've barely scaled the iceberg of all the dangers that may pass

 

It all creates an ocean of tears, fear and blood that those above us push us into as they berate our class&nbsp;

 

Below the bloody waters there are lampreys who'll latch onto anyone and suck them dry just to gain the favor of those on higher ground&nbsp;

 

Then there's those you choose to remain apathetic or push blame on everything but those drinking up our blood&nbsp;

 

In the end though there's just a whole lot of people doing everything to keep their heads up and not drown

 

And then there's those whose bloodthirst, will never be quenched by those they see as belonging in mud

 

On the borderline of drowning but not quite however that's not sustainable given all the world's crud

 

Too much going right now has lead to this and there's no plateau to the problematic waters that surround&nbsp;

 

But still people continue to fight for future generations, to actually protect the children that may never know proper solid ground&nbsp;

 

As the blood suckers act like we're terrible for wanting more, for wanting safety as if we're moochers&nbsp;

 

All we want is a plateau to all the bloodshed to be properly happy and free&nbsp;

 

But the rising tide from too many bled for the greedy has made a shrinking island in this blood sea

 

Still I continue to wonder if and hope that there's a bright, grounded future to someday be&nbsp;

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