The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it’s indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it’s indifference.
– Elie Wiesel
Indifference
Give me comfort not truth
In a world lacking love
It is not that we need less hate
It is that we need less indifference
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Some like my art others don’t
No one calls it ugly to my face
They just ignore it with indifference
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When my poetry speaks of faith
Writing what I believe
No one calls it heresy
The just ignore it with indifference
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Exploring ideas of life and death
Serious stuff to many
Others simply think it’s the end
So they regard their death with indifference
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On our d’Verse Poetry Pub today, Amaya challenged us to choose a famous quote that speaks to issues we face in our world, and incorporate it into a poem of our own creation. This one really took me out of my box, but I finally came up with this interpretation of a favorite quote of mine from Holocaust Survivor, Eli Wiesel’.
Painting: Dwight L. Roth
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