Coal

the pacifistic communist,

or the communistic pacifist,

checks his list twice to see if

the evil children get coal for

the holiday season,

 

in all honesty,

why is that a bad thing?

 

in the old days,

it fueled fires that kept

them warm, that kept

them breathing,

 

and nowadays, it powers

many cities through the

nasty, below zero winters,

 

and when exposed to heavy

pressures and high heat,

the hardest of all substances

is formed,

 

so again,

why is coal is a bad thing?

 

because dogmatic thinking

is the negative force behind

the myth

Reviews

[kublakhan27]

Coming from a coal-mining community, this piece carries a lot of profundity for me in a quirky kind of way, but I think that's a signature of your style, which is very cool as it's not an easy style to pull off.

[Kenneth The Poet]

Glad this resonates so well. My part of the world thrives off of coal. My state literally powers others and that's why I decided to challenge the notion that coal is a gift that bad children receive. Thank you, KK.

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

A very unique perspective indeed. Getting nothing would be the real punishment.

[Kenneth The Poet]

Agreed. Thank you Dale.