Damn you Mark for beating me to the nomination button haha!!

There is so much truth in your words MA. How do we fix the unfixable?

wonderful piece MA, with so much truth, with understanding of life.
Nice one

Michael :)x

Brilliant write! I just love how simple your language is yet you were able to say so much in those lines. I have a lot of favourite lines but my ultimate favourite are these:

"Their roots have been cut off, manipulated by hope.
Hope runs out even if we know it has to flow toward something."

This is a truly wonderful write that deserves to be read by many. I can actually hear it being performed in front of a crowd. It would add much more meaning to an already strong, meaningful write.

Love it! Keep writing! :)

Awesome. Well done.
Catherine x

Judging comment:

Maryanne slams again with a deep piece of poetry in which hope and anger intertwine to stir the unspoken. About a nation sinking silently in its own deeds, and a struggle to sow optimism in arid minds. Each line is a seed for an independent poem, and there's not a single word that falls out of place, out of pace. (A suggestion: 'them' instead of they in the 1st sentence). Kudos to the poet.