Writer 15
“Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.”
One Phonecall
Grab my keys, wallet and leave as I walk to the store,
My phone rings on the side table as I walk from the door,
Will I turn back, pick up or stay ignoring the call?
I guess they’ll leave a message if it’s important at all,
The air, thick, weighing down on breathless lungs,
As if under command from the relentless sun,
The barking of neighbours dogs drones over my side,
The same reason that last night, I was awoken at five,
As bags hang from the eyes, the sun beats on my back,
Energy bleeding and sapped and I feel I’ll collapse,
I stop and sit on a wall and then I rest and sulk,
Remembering my incoming test results,
Insist I’m indifferent if cancer’s existent,
Indignant, convinced that the mole is malignant,
But fuck it, who cares, I’m barely living my life,
Despite being given the time I’ve no children or wife,
If it’s bad news; it’s bad news and that’s just the sad truth,
It’s past due and I knew that my life has passed through,
Until I get the results, I’ll just grow my own suspicions,
Actually, that’s probably the reason my phone was ringing.
Grab my keys, wallet and leave as I walk to the store,
My phone rings on the side table as I walk from the door,
Will I turn back, pick up or stay ignoring the call?
Actually it could be my doctor and then I’ll know the resolve,
Get the phone and said “Hello” to acknowledge that I’d answered,
He told me “I’m very sorry, you’ve tested positive for cancer”,
Speechless, the words were gone, my vocals removed,
“Now I know that it’s true, what do you suppose that I do?”
“All I can say; enjoy the time that you’ve got,
Breath in the fresh air, and live life to it’s all”,
Putting down my phone and wanting to leave,
I left the house and just wandered the streets,
Beams ricochet from the sky and glow on the floor,
The sun smiles on things I’ve never noticed before,
The late night barking dogs, the bane of my existence,
I’d always say I was a victim and that my neighbours didn’t listen,
I didn’t care about anything but trying to mute it,
But what’s barking from a dog living life to the fullest?
I might not have the time left for kids or marriage,
But enjoying my last days? Yeah, I think I’ll manage.
Writer 18
“Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.”
It's occured to me throughout my life that SKEPTICISM is a HEALTHY CHOICE
It pales the other options I've seen, such as beREFT INDIFFERENCE to a YELLING VOICE
Proclaiming all these fairy tale scriptures LEFT IN TRENCHES by some BELFRY BOYS
SLINGING SPEARS and BRINGING FEAR in the name of mysticism and their STEALTHY PLOYS
They're happy now, as long as you BELIEVE IN THE LORD and they're SCHEMING FOR WAR
Funny how with all the cash Priests are always NEEDING SOME MORE while FIENDING FOR WHORES
This is false knowledge, you KNOW NOT GOD and God KNOWS YOU NOT
It causes wars and holocausts, you KNOW A FRAUD once he BLOWS YOU OFF
I'm no BETTER THAN YOU, I want love from god as much as the NEXT GUY
It's hard TELLING THE TRUTH, but what you see is knowledge, so don't go gouging your LEFT EYE
There have been god stories since the begGINING OF TIME, maybe there's some TRUTH IN THEM
But where do scriptures get this proof that SINNING IS CRIME, maybe you should be LOSING 'EM
There've been people killed in god's name since GENESIS, SINCE BEFORE THEN
I know I just can not be the only one GETTING THIS, IT'S ABHORRENT
And mid-murder they're telling us what SINNING IS, "QUIT YA TORRENTS"
"Rule 8, soon you'll take candy from LITTLE KIDS, IT'S JUST HORRID"
And they see no HYPOCRISY in SAYING THIS while RAPING KIDS
At least admit, IF GOD IS KING he's CRAZY, SHIT it's daily that he's SLAYING KIDS
So do me a favor, as long as you have to have FAITH and you simply CAN'T KNOW
Follow laws and not gods, the system must CHANGE, make God ditch the DAMN THRONE
*Writer 18 specifically requested that his format of capping his rhymes not be held against him, as he was concerned voters would not otherwise pick up on the rhyme scheme. Don't let syntax factor into your votes.