The Times They Are A-Changin' Poem by Alexander Shaumyan
The Times They Are A-Changin'
(for Bob Dylan)
Come gather 'round hippies
Wherever you roam
And admit that the '60s
Were way overblown
And the freedom
You preached had sunk
Like a stone
In some radical postmodern
Ravings.
You thought it was hip
Just to love
And be free-
Not shackled by
Hashtags and the left's
Tyranny-
But the times they are a-changin'
You cannot say this
And cannot say that-
You can't criticize
Someone stupid and fat
Or the science behind
Global warming.
A woman's not a woman,
And a man's not a man
While the pronouns
Are rapidly changing-
It's he, she, or zhe,
Or omnipotent they-
For the times they are a-changin'
And you have to do
What you are told,
To wear a mask
And not gather at all-
Like in Communist China
You must fit the mold,
While the protests
In Europe are
Ragin'.
While BLM crowds
Burn, murder and loot,
Inside a church
You cannot set foot
Because it's for
Everyone's safety.
And crazy leftists
Scream, whine and shout
Of some institutional
Racism-
The critical race
Theory is now in vogue-
Where every white person
Is racist.
So, gather 'round hippies-
Bring back freedom
And love-
For the times they are a-changin'.
September 13,2020
Marvelous, simply, Marvelous The disgusting Present, Perfectly summarized written with truthful Sunrise, No contemporary and disgusting LIES! Nor propagandistic, HYPOCRISY! A poem to be kept Close to heart And of which It can be said At least someone Wrote the Truth While so many others Contributed To the destruction Of Democracy While bitter times And murderous Propaganda, Liberty, And our Country, Bled.
Global warming! ! ! ! Muse of mankind on earth! Our negative ways, Affecting the earth; The critical race on earth. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
Congrats for being selected this beautiful poem as POD.........deserves rating 5*****
It's a time It's a time to change own-self to change into good it's not for woman alone but for man it's not for black alone but for white it's not for east alone but for west it's not for third world alone but for first world it's not for ruled subjects alone but for rulers it's time, good time to change own-self to change everyone into good
A woman's not a woman, And a man's not a man While the pronouns Are rapidly changing- It's he, she, or zhe, Or omnipotent they- For the times they are a-changin' ........ great write; it's the time of changing, not for man, not for woman, not for black not for white, not for east not for west, need everyone to change own-self into good always good, great poetic lyric; Tumbs up..
'And the freedom You preached had sunk Like a stone In some radical postmodern Ravings.' - Well said! Congratulations on your poem's selection as the 'Member Poem of the Day'!
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5/1/2024 7:39:22 PM # 1.0.0.1119
A very funny and yet serious poem of the times gone by. Things have changed some for the better or the worse but change things do and sometimes must Enjoyed the satirical take on the song.10+