In a world where the outer
is more relevant than the inner
where promises are only as
strong as the breath they float on
Is it then any wonder that
the masses wander – oblivious to the loss
of their moral compass?
-where a sin with or without witness
brings no shame
-where truth and justice have slowed to a crawl……searching for their rightful owners
Is it any wonder?
© Vivian Zems
Smell The Coffee 
February 16, 2020 at 2:03 pm
I am visualizing the promises floating and truth and justice crawling. Pray for our north star.
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February 16, 2020 at 8:29 pm
Thanks Colleen ….prayers 🙂
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February 16, 2020 at 3:00 pm
Good poem…integrity authenticity principle are all in decline in this secular world. There is no freedom of speech or thought unless you tow the progressive left wing party line. Religious persecution is prevalent and people are too frightened to mention the G word let alone the J word. Israel Folau virtually got kicked out of Australia for writing a biblical quote on his twitter account.
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February 16, 2020 at 8:24 pm
It’s so sad- a disgrace.
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February 16, 2020 at 4:03 pm
promises are only as
strong as the breath they float on – like that line and image, Vivian!
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February 16, 2020 at 8:09 pm
Thanks Rajani 🙂
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February 16, 2020 at 5:33 pm
“loss of the moral compass” … so true and so disturbing. Well written.
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February 16, 2020 at 8:09 pm
Thanks Beverly!
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February 16, 2020 at 5:39 pm
This is so potent. Truth, honor, integrity and compassion are rapidly declining in our world nowadays.
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February 16, 2020 at 8:09 pm
Indeed…..so sad.
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February 16, 2020 at 5:56 pm
Powerful – and so true – words.
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February 16, 2020 at 8:08 pm
Thank you 🙂
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February 16, 2020 at 5:57 pm
The evaporating promises…you make me feel the fog that we’re crawling through. Great images.
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February 16, 2020 at 8:08 pm
Thank you 🙂
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February 16, 2020 at 7:58 pm
Your words are wise and worrying Viv – unfortunately picture perfect of our present day world and it scares me silly.
What have we become?
Anna :o[
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February 16, 2020 at 8:06 pm
I know….so sad 😦
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February 16, 2020 at 9:59 pm
No, it’s no wonder at all.
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February 17, 2020 at 2:42 am
Sigh!
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February 16, 2020 at 10:26 pm
I can see Justice exhausted, wondering what is happening to people, trying to figure out why things have gone so wrong.
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February 17, 2020 at 2:41 am
A sad sight, isn’t it?
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February 21, 2020 at 6:49 pm
It is.
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February 17, 2020 at 4:39 am
Each line brings truth, outer beauty is valued more than inner beauty and “truth and justice have slowed to a crawl” – it is reinforced nearly every day. Thank you for giving me something to think about.
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February 18, 2020 at 10:19 am
My pleasure 🙂
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February 17, 2020 at 6:29 am
Sadly we are encouraged to look differently at life to be selfish, uncaring and greedy following such examples in others. No wonder the Earth is failing and suffering as we abuse it and don’t even consider the need for our children to survive (and hopefully do better than us!).
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February 17, 2020 at 12:28 pm
So right!
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February 17, 2020 at 3:53 pm
And the ones most guilty of these things hold the highest offices in their countries. *sigh*
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February 17, 2020 at 10:36 pm
Sigh…. I quite agree
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February 17, 2020 at 4:40 pm
A sad state of affairs. Can we get back? Half our world lives like this.
Nicely said, Vivian.
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February 17, 2020 at 10:36 pm
Thanks Jim. A grim state of affairs, indeed
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February 17, 2020 at 10:21 pm
“where promises are only as strong as the breath they float” So true…There’s a lot of power in this poem. How did we get here and can we change our direction? Scary times we live in.
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February 17, 2020 at 10:35 pm
Thanks Susie…. yes, it appears we’re deteriorating as a race 😟
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