Boecker Poem 6
Raymond A. Foss is a poet from Maryland who started his own poetry website where he has published over 13,356 of his poems. In his poem “Misuse Happens,” Foss talks about how instant gratification gets the best of us sometimes. He references the bible story “The Prodigal Son” with his mentions of God, the straying away from His commands, and the loving arms of the prodigal son’s father at the end. Foss uses the parable as the baseline for his poem, while he adds in more recent wording and concepts to it. This makes the story relate to today’s society as well as back in biblical times. The effect of possessions on people interferes with one’s relationship with people as well as God (if one happens to be religious). The message that Foss brings to the table is that one may mess up and give into the overwhelming effect possessions and materials have, but stopping one’s actions and moving in a positive direction can still be accepted with open arms.
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Misuse happens
Raymond A Foss
our resources, our vision
focused on the wrong
our temporal, urgent
society-driven desires
instant gratification
excess, and hangover
the pain of loss, misuse
estrangement from God
from our neighbors
in our drive to be better
to have more
all of our possessions
in the way
keeping us apart
little islands, bumper cars
driven, alone
Step back from the edge
turn from the world
idols, false gods
on the altar of society
consumerism,
materialism
passions without feeling
all a cancer, keeping us
held hostage
Turn, return home
to our family, our father
seek him, a better way
and his loving arms
ever waiting for us
Misuse happens
Raymond A Foss
our resources, our vision
focused on the wrong
our temporal, urgent
society-driven desires
instant gratification
excess, and hangover
the pain of loss, misuse
estrangement from God
from our neighbors
in our drive to be better
to have more
all of our possessions
in the way
keeping us apart
little islands, bumper cars
driven, alone
Step back from the edge
turn from the world
idols, false gods
on the altar of society
consumerism,
materialism
passions without feeling
all a cancer, keeping us
held hostage
Turn, return home
to our family, our father
seek him, a better way
and his loving arms
ever waiting for us
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