10,000 people died before
The setting of the sun.
I'm very happy to report
To all I was not one.
100,000 other souls
Lost friends and family,
Yet I do not know anyone
Who met with tragedy.
5,000 lost possessions as
Their house burned to the ground
Devouring everything they owned;
Yet I am safe and sound.
There were 10,000 accidents,
2,000 operations.
5,000 died in wars between
The Serbs and the Croatians.
So many Jews and Arabs lost
It all in senseless raids.
At least 5,000 people were
Advised that they had aids.
Famine took the lives of many
Children on this earth.
Many women sacrificed their
Lives while giving birth.
10,000 people got divorces,
Other lost their jobs.
Homeless people slept in streets
And wore clothes fit for slobs.
Youngsters suffered child abuse;
There were suicides.
People lived in terror at
The thought of genocide.
People died around the world
From things that have no cures.
You ask me how MY day has been?
TERRIFIC! How was yours?
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Written June 7th, 2005
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I shall!
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Permission happily granted, Amanda. Let me know how it turns out!
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I really love this poem, and have been working on memorizing it. In my theatre class, we have to recite a poem, and I have been wondering if you would be so kind as to allow me to use this one. I believe that it would affect many of the students at my high school in the same way that it has affected me.
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Mike, I love the way you put whingeing into perspective. Now I'm a whinger from way back, I've had years of practice but it's hard to complain in the face of all you've said. On the other hand people who ask how my day's been only so they can tell me about theirs are going to get this read to them from now on. Excellent metre and style as usual.
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and thank you, lacy one. i'm sure the shoes, and everything else, were perfect!
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I read this lastnight but was too tired to comment. I suppose I was still recovering from gradaution the day before. And in my defense (see Touchof1der's comment) on a night such as graduation...you have to have the perfect pay of shoes
This is very cute and funny Mr. Balladeer. Thanks for the giggles.
Midnight Lace
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This is a really good poem, I like the sarcasm a lot...
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Ilike that PMS! Yes, soldiers and golfers must have a lot in common. We say 'any day we're on this side of the grass is a good day! }
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Damn skippy!
Funny, I know I read this before but there's no comment from me here. You have summed up the only proper way to think and live brilliantly. It's so easy to suffer from PMS in this world. (Poor Me Syndrome). We must always remind ourselves, as soldiers often say, "Any day above ground is a good day."
Thanks for the reminder.
Your buddy, pal, and lifelong chum,
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Michael,
First of all, I love this write. I love the fact that you took the time to remind everyone that just when you think you have it bad...someone has it worse. This really shows the true you...the heart you have. This is the Michael I have grown to adore.
Thanks for sharing this wonderful write. I really loved it.. and thanks for reminding me what i do have in my life, and how very thankful I am for what I got.
Much love,
Tammy
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The way you finished this really put it in perspective, you can't ignore it the way you can shut your eyes and ears to the other stuff. Makes you realise, my life isn't that bad, I have everything and everyone I need. It's lucky to be able to say that.
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a really great write here, well written, keep on writing.
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this is good. it makes me think that my life doesnt suck as much as i think lol.. but yeah i like it.. As long as non that shit happens to me, i guess im havein a great day ..
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very nice...it kinda makes me sad about all the other ppl and what happened to them but very good keep it up
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So true, I still find it hard to believe that so many people die and I do not know any of them. The bitter truth is that someday I will know those that die, keep up the good work and thank'e for rhyming it.
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Did you contiusly copy and paste what you wrote???
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Way to tackle American ignorance and self centered ideals. It really (as the other gazillion-ish people have already said) puts thing into perspective well. I haven't the faintest idea where you got all those statistics, but if they are accurate, all the better! (For your poem, that is.) It's kind of shocking, in a good way, and paints a very clear picture of how small our worlds can be.
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This is so cool. It was funny at the end. When you said People lived in terror at
The thought of genocide
It made me think of MY family. My great grandfather, was in Dachau in the Holocaust. He survived. But because of my religoun (i'm not jewish, but i'm kina wiccan, ANYWAY) I think, often of what would happen if another Holocaust happened, what would happen to me, and my friends.
I loved, also, how you said, everything was happening around you, but It did not happen to you. Its like, you relize how lucky you were, that none of that happened to YOU.
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Awww... Well thank you for asking Mike. My day was pretty good too. I took my daughter to the salon and got a pedicure and manicure and she also got a haircut. Then we came home and she ransacked her closet and decided that among the 63 pair of shoes now in her possession, she does not have a pair "fit" to wear to her graduation so we are heading out the door soon to uhhh... you guessed it... go buy that 64th pair of shoes. This is cute. You certainly gave us all something to really think about. Be well my friend!
♥ Kimberly
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kiss ass poem. so sad, but a great write!!
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It's amazing that we always keep the thing that happen in the world at arms length. This pictures it perfectly there are times, especially when you turn on the news that theese tragedy's hit home. Fantastic write. Enjoyed reading it
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excellent
Yes the message to so many who whine and bemoan their lot in life. Oh dear he lost his $500 dollar jacket. Now the world must end. She broke a nail now all around her will cop abuse. So many with so much yet they sit in judgment and behave like ungreatful slobs. You have written a poem for them to paste across their foreheads. Lets start pasting. -
i love it. it says alot about the people in the world and how we always think that we are so much worse than everyone else. i think that you did a great job and others should really look forward to reading your work. i also love how you ended it. really powerful. you get an applause!
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Oh Deer my friend. How true your words. The sadness of it all.
My day was a beautiful.... filled with happiness. The sun was warm upon my face, the air refreshing to my soul.Laughter came at odd times and filled me with smiles. Yes it WAS a Terrific Day.
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If it weren't for the colorful background to this poem, im not sure if i could have read it all... Very honest and sad, sort of painful... I'm not sure about the ending, though... Is it supposed to show how... We are so much luckier than others, we have no right to complain about our "bad days"?
In that case, I agree...
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omgosh this is so sad but it is the truth...
Kick Ass job!!
<3 tiffa -
i like that. its very sad but even more-so truthful and honest. i like the very last two lines.
You ask me how MY day has been?
TERRIFIC! How was yours?
it just adds a little sarcasm and humor to the very end and its awesome. keep up the good work.
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