Solemn vow, I do’s
Said during wedding day bliss
Oft lost over time
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco
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Image Credit: ignitumtoday.com The sun bright and warm
Looms over the horizon
Calling dawn to life
Sleep is wiped from weary eyes
A mothers work is ne’er done
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
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This world has changed,
Though sometimes not for the better.
Progress coming at an expense,
Sacrificing flesh and blood for profit.
What has happened to our humanity?
Desensitized by corporatism,
We succumb to instant gratification,
In lieu of compassion.
Becoming fools and marionettes,
To the puppet masters.
Lining our pockets with trinkets.
Just to placate out need,
To live another day.
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
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Image Credit: boredpanda.com Dusty attic dreams
Forgotten to history
Now resurrected
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
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Calloused hands cracked and bleeding
Ne’er a chance to heal
Family counting on the sweat of labor
For sustenance
And a roof overhead
Nothing more matters in this world
Molten steel pays the bills
Scalded skin and blisters overtime
And he’ll go it again tomorrow
The mill a second home
Thirty years, a day never missed
But what matter does it make
Pink slips are coming
Jobs moving overseas
Loyalty counts for nothing these days
Just a number easily erased
Profits put ahead of people
Born of cheaper labor in the Far East
Silence over dinner
Uncertainty an unwelcomed guest
Visits every evening
Wifes eyes offer comfort
Hidden deep, she knows there is none
How to go on
Everything lost
Skilled to do little else
Some would call this progress
Another unnamed martyr
Of the corporate machine
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
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Image Credit: guardian.co.uk Berated by kin
Castigated by strangers
Who turn a deaf ear
Criticizing without facts
Now who’s the ignorant one
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
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Causes pain beyond belief
Tearing at my heart
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
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Last rays of day fade
Ushering in moon and stars
As the nights backdrop
Children long for beds comfort
Warm milk and the sweetest dreams
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
