The Sky Is Always Blue Poem by Sana Olivia Hernandez
The Sky Is Always Blue
World War One and World War Two,
Even after all we've been through,
The sky is always blue.
Tears have fallen from me and from you,
But despite any tragedy,
The sky is so blue.
Does this not aggravate you?
That no matter what you go through,
That ignorant sky is always so blue?
From birth until death,
(And maybe after that too!)
No matter what we go through.
That sky,
Blissfully unaware,
Will always be blue.
Misery, Misery.
Everything is askew.
I ask,
'Do you notice? '
'Not just me but you, too? '
Death, pollution, chaos, and war.
Plagues every country,
Even the one with an eagle that soars.
'So tell me, foolish sky, '
I ask with high curiosity,
'Can you not see? '
'Or does our lack of knowledge just make you angry? '
'With all of this blood shed,
I pause for effect,
'How are you blue and not red? '
The sky simply laughs,
And says,
'Can YOU not see? '
'If I changed with you fools,
I'd end up right where you'll be.'
I gawk at the sky,
So very, very high.
Perhaps his ignorance hides what is true
So I say,
'Sky don't you know that with us, you'll go too? '
Storm clouds appear,
Perhaps I'd gotten through?
Maybe the sky finds this news to be true.
Tears of rain fall on my face,
But fake clouds, I can see right through.
It no longer shocks me,
It will always be true,
That darn sky will always be a very rude blue.
-SOH
Your poem deals with serious issues in the present time which shape the planet's future for good or ill. But in addition to the serious subject, it is a very clever poem with the speaker's insistent awareness of a blue sky that seems so unresponsive to the plight of victims on earth. It's as if that sky symbolized all the people who ignore the world's problems and people's suffering and just serve their own needs. But when the sky speaks another clever moment - if feels fully justified in its impartial POV. Your anger is also justified, but will it matter to the blue things of the world? Sadly, the answer is probably NO.
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4/25/2024 10:18:18 PM # 1.0.0.1119
The last line is witty (that means humor with a purpose behind it) - the very rude blue sky. And in your Poet's Note you cite PERPLEXED AGGRAVATION as the impulse that motivated you. You wrapped your mind around this poem - you expressed succinctly the message and emotion you needed to express. I can think of some parallels to the sky which persists rudely as a lovely blue despite the world's suffering. What's called SURVIVOR'S GUILT is relevant. Or buying yourself a new stereo when people are starving in Africa. Or people who buy drugs for their pleasure which makes the drug lords in Columbia more powerful. Or not helping a friend who's on a down trip because you're too preoccupied with whatever else is happening. Your poem expresses a strong moral focus. We need to do this for each other, because all of us have the tendency to be BLUE SKIES when we should be concerned friends.