Indifference

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

Check out the site at: https://dversepoets.com/

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