Poetry Writing Workshop Verse

Poetry Writing Workshop Verse: Note: My professor in the Poetry Writing Workshop is trying to dissuade the class from composing rhyming poetry. More that 99% of my poetry rhymes, and I have some trouble composing quality 'free verse' (non-rhyming poetry)

Revision(s) of "Dystopia"

Hope is the only thing left incarcerated in Pandora's Box

Perhaps God is Dead

Naivete and cynicism both reign supreme

Hope is a dual-edged sword

Without hope you sometimes cannot go on,

But with Blind Faith you can take very reckless chances.

Another version: "Dystopia"

Hope is the only thing left incarcerated in Pandora's Box

All the plagues of mankind have been released

Hope gives you the will to go on when times are bleak,

But Blind Faith can make you reckless.

Surveillance cameras are ubiquitous, even on portable Smart phones

The earth is being scorched by 'denied' Global Warming.

The air is tainted by primary, secondary and tertiary smoke.

Our land is covered with trash in many places.

Our waters are polluted by chemicals, trash and plastic.

The preservatives and pesticides in food can literally make you

Sick or even kill you over time.

Government cannot or will not help you when you really need it,

And when they do help things usually end up worse.

People, it seems, will put up with almost anything.

"Dial one for English."

"To reach a real person, please hang up and try again."

Grab yourself another beer, there ain't no heaven and Hell is here!