307: Does it Make a Difference?

Sometimes I wonder

what is a more worthy topic of poetry:

hurled obscenities

and allusive (elusive) remarks

about ideologies and doctrines

that limit our lives?

Or gentle lines about love and life

that fade into the afternoon sun?

Should we write to make our voices loud

or to promise that there is still some joy?

Should we prove that the pen is mightier still

or nurture what hope is still left?

Does it make a difference?

Is love and light radical

in a world where we've been taught to fight

loudly and brutally for what we believe in?

How far will kindness go

among cutting words and guns?

Who will hear our silence,

accusing,

after a life, a light, a love, a joy

has been lost

to iron speeches and lies?

When did honesty and warmth

become revolutionary?

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Written by: Katrine Hjulstad

Instagram: @katrinehjulstad

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