Headed for Dystopia
When fascism is allowed to rise
And its proponents described
As a bunch of fine people
Then your Utopia is my dystopia
And we are heading for a dystopian society
When one man kills 60 in cold blood
And we have to search for a term to describe him
We are heading for dystopia
And when we go back to business as usual
The evening after
We are heading for dystopia
When a 29-year-old mows down Innocent people
in the name of the caliphate
And thinks God is pleased
We are headed for dystopia
When a fifteen-year-old is suffering from schizophrenia
Before he has had a chance to live
We are headed to dystopia
When a minute to glitter on the silver screen
Is the carrot on the stick
The lure of well- dressed
well-heeled predators in palatial homes
With palatial reach, and political clout
We are headed for dystopia
When Hollywood hides predators
Behind its smoke and mirror shows
And becomes a cover for people without a core
When its producers with ease of conscience
Monetarily erase deviance
And are still allowed to score big
On international screens galore
We are headed for dystopia
When some states are equal
But others are more equal
And animal farm Is the white house’s Lawn
And opposing views castigated
As incendiary rhetoric
Then broken hearted we concede
We are in a dystopian society
When fascism is allowed to rise
And its proponents described
As a bunch of fine people
Then your Utopia is my dystopia
And we are heading for a dystopian society
When one man kills 60 in cold blood
And we have to search for a term to describe him
We are heading for dystopia
And when we go back to business as usual
The evening after
We are heading for dystopia
When a 29-year-old mows down Innocent people
in the name of the caliphate
And thinks God is pleased
We are headed for dystopia
When a fifteen-year-old is suffering from schizophrenia
Before he has had a chance to live
We are headed to dystopia
When a minute to glitter on the silver screen
Is the carrot on the stick
The lure of well- dressed
well-heeled predators in palatial homes
With palatial reach, and political clout
We are headed for dystopia
When Hollywood hides predators
Behind its smoke and mirror shows
And becomes a cover for people without a core
When its producers with ease of conscience
Monetarily erase deviance
And are still allowed to score big
On international screens galore
We are headed for dystopia
When some states are equal
But others are more equal
And animal farm Is the white house’s Lawn
And opposing views castigated
As incendiary rhetoric
Then broken hearted we concede
We are in a dystopia
IngridRizzolo-MyWrite 
This poem was beautiful. Amazing to read. I wish I was talented enough to be able to write verses!
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Such a great read.
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I used to thing your dystopia is a thing of myths or better yet nghtmares. It’s so sad to see it come true these days.
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I love your poem about Dystopia. I would like to read other poems soon.
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Thanks for your kind compliment. Emmanuel you can read other poems in y book, Splendor from Ashes, available on Amazon.com.
Here is the link
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=splendor+from+ashes
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Powerful and true to to the core. There’s nothing more scary than the world that we live in now. I think this is the best way to describe it.
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The world we live in is definitely flawed.
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This is such a well written poem. So many of these words hit home for me.
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It’s sad to hear what’s going on in Hollywood today, and you’re right, companies are always trying to hide what really goes on.
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Can I just snap my fingers and shake my head? Ok, wait…”Well, well, well…you hit a mark with this one.
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Such a very powerful poem. The times we live in are very disturbing.
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I didn’t know the definition of dystopia until I started reading The Hunger Games books. You’re poem is right on. We are in a dystopia society, and I didn’t even realize it until reading this. It’s a scary world.
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Wonderful. Provoking. This was beautiful to read but only increased the weight of my already heavy heart for this country. It’s painful to watch the fiery tailspin that is transpiring every single day now, with no hope in sight.
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Oh my, this is true. It’s a bit scary when you think about it. Our world is a crazy place.
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Very interesting poem! Our world is definitely changing. Its becoming a very scary place.
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There so much truth in this but it is so very sad. I hate the idea of opposing views being classified as hate speech. But I think that is where we are at in society now unfortunately.
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A very powerful poem and one that applies to so many issues that are in the news today. “When we go back to business as usual” really resonated with me.
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We live in one very corrupt world, but I try my best to live in my bubble of positivity!
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Beautiful poen and full of emotion. Do you plan to publish your poem book soon?
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I have. It can be bought on amazon.com. this poem is not in the book however. It is based current happenings.
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Wow. This is such a powerful post.
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This was such a moving piece of writing. Thanks for sharing with us!
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Wow you have such a way with words. I enjoyed this take on dystopia, and that you touched on what is happening in Hollywood.
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I enjoyed your post. It was a interesting read.
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Very poetic. I love how you make it and at the same time relate to our real lives. At first I didn’t get the title until I read the whole poem.
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This is very well-written. I love how it addresses issues that are at the forefront of current events.
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This was interesting to read! Dystopia seems like a frightening place but we’ll continue to head there because there’s always bad things happening in this world that we cannot control.
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I suppose most of us would prefer to think of the Utopia. I know personally I would
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It’s a sad world when someone else’s ideal is a dystopian society for many others. That said, I fail to see how a teen with schizophrenia equate to dystopia. Mental illness isn’t ideal, for sure, but to say someone with it doesn’t “live” really rubs me the wrong way.
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I was referencing the that type of environmental factors that would stimulate that kind occurrence in one so young
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The world is getting darker and darker but we the people of God will have His glory arising and shining brighter and brighter upon us! (Isaiah 60)
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Are we in a dystopian society yet? I agree to say that a lot is going on and some things are a bit worrying but not sure we are at the point where we need to start over. Fixing is still possible.
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Your poem is do deep and I love how you were able to create it. Indeed this is such a talent. I wish I am like you. Very good in combining word. Keep it up!
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This poem put a chill through me, you can actually see it coming towards you.
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I too am a believer and have a sincere appreciation of how you share your faith. This post is deep…..great writing too!
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We live in a period of sadness but in a ever changing world. I know it’s unrealistic to have a day go by where everyone is happy everywhere but need to control my environment and keep myself happy.
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Often feel that these are scary times, but I’m sure those before us were saying the same thing. I often look to God for protection, healing and guidance.
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You are a wonderful writer! Your words are sooo true, and troubling to read, because our society has gone through so many changes, and it seems as though time is speeding up, and evil is worsening. Dystopia or no, my faith is in The Most High!
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Wow what a deep poem. Especially with all of these sexually allegations going on in Hollyweird right now.
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So many huge things going on. It’s more than mildly alarming.
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In every human’s life, there is dystopia. We experienced hardships but at the end, faith in God will be there.
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