THE RISING #poetry by jay

Crowd of People Black and White Photo
And the rising
Begins—

And the reign 
Of innocence
Became denial
In their heads

And death
Became the lead

And truth
Met its match

And the rising
Fed their
Nimble brains

And the reign 
Of innocence
Died that day

And it became 

The beginning
The end
Again.

©Jay Mora-Shihadeh

revised 2-17-22

Photo by Amine M’Siouri from Pexels

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10 responses to “THE RISING #poetry by jay”

  1. Gaelic Dreams Avatar

    That is masterful, Jay. And of course very meaningful. Yours is a perfect voice for this.

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    1. Artist/Poet_JayMoraShihadeh Avatar

      Hi George, well thank you very much my friend! Good to see you about, hope you’re enjoying Turkey. 🙋🏻‍♂️

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      1. Gaelic Dreams Avatar

        Cheers, Jay. I am in fact back in Utah. Hope you are well.

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      2. Artist/Poet_JayMoraShihadeh Avatar

        Ahhh I see. Welcome back then! Hopefully for good reason. Cheers 🙋🏻‍♂️

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  2. Jaya Avendel Avatar

    Loving the rebellious beginnings present here!

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    1. Artist/Poet_JayMoraShihadeh Avatar

      Thank you very much, Luisa 🙏🏻

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  3. yassy Avatar

    Brilliant verse .. literary gem.

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    1. Artist/Poet_JayMoraShihadeh Avatar

      Thank you very much, Yassy. ✌🏽 🙏🏼

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