FORGOTTEN: The Poetry of Social Injustice

	While some lick their napkins 
	and kiss their silver spoons 
	many live on leftovers 
	hovering near garbage shoots 

	Most people on this planet 
	are products of broken dreams 
	existing beyond the reach of justice 
	in grotesque parodies of success 
	and satires of happiness 
	as slaves of economic machines


Kris: Even though this poem's message makes sense, the poetry itself is lousy.

Tim:  Don't worry. Poetry is basically inconsequential.

Sam:  Yeah. There are many social injustices I'd rather not think about.

Ted:  (nodding) Yeah, most folks would rather enjoy their fleeting virtual fantasies
      instead of examining hard realities and become willing to critically think.


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from _AmeriSong: Poetry, Art, & Dialogs about Amerika_ by T Newfields
SUMMARY:  Some thoughts about social injustice, literature, and dreams
KEYWORDS:  social injustice,　economic inequities, poetic criticism, post-poetry 

Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955)
Begun: 1996 in Shizuoka, Japan / Finished: 2020 in Yokohama, Japan 
Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted

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NIHONGO:  http://www.tnewfields.info/jp/wasure.htm
ZHŌNGWÉN: http://www.tnewfields.info/zh/yiwang.htm