Listen to me world!
The days are darkened
by the lusts of men.
The nights are cheapened
by the greed of the
many for more and more and
more worthlessness.
Nations fight against nations.
Governments wage war against each other.
Cities suffer from natural disasters.
Homes are demolished in a moment
by floods and winds.
Towers crumble and bodies
are destroyed in a flash
of rage.
What is the answer?
What is the remedy?
When will the insanity stop?
Homes are deserted
by mothers and fathers making
money to merely survive.
Children die on the streets,
or, worse yet, live on the streets
with the rats,
and the vermin,
and the diseased minds made mad
by despair.
If
If....
If........
only we would stop
and remember where we came from -
Who created us,
Who has the Master Plan,
Who allows us to sin,
Who allows us to rape,
Who allows us to destroy
His paradise...
If
If....
If.......
only we would acknowledge the Creator,
esteem His Holy Word,
recognize His beloved Son
as our Savior
and repent...
this disaster story would end
for each of us and
we would find redemption.
Listen to me world before you die
lost and unredeemed.
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.."
-2Chronicles 7:14
Author notes
If only.....
graphic taken from www.savetheworld.com/STW/savetheworld.gif
Written July 13th, 2006
In a list
A contest entry
- Address the World (contest)now closed by cherche -d -ame.
500 points, ended July 20, 2006, 16 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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A heart-felt write; nicely done. Reminds of my poem entitled "Human Behavior" - perhaps you would enjoy it.
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i like this alot. it's so true. -
thank you for entering. I really like your choice of picture as well......it gives strength to your write. We have taken too many wrong turns in all directions and our choices have brought us to where we are today...the point of self-destruction ...yet we look to blame everyone and everything else
. Best wishes in the contest,
reenie
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Really inspirational stuff Joanne.Shug
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I am not religious but I liked the writing. My favorite part was
Homes are deserted
by mothers and fathers making
money to merely survive.
Children die on the streets,
or, worse yet, live on the streets
with the rats,
and the vermin,
and the diseased minds made mad
by despair.
This is a very powerful writing! -
OH MY GOD! I just needed this poem. I have been undergoing an emotional turmoil off late about the necessity of feeling sorry for whatever is happening around in this world and each time I emerged from the question with the answer: "no". No, it wasn't necessary to feel sorry for the world incidents because there is GOD. There is a God to take care of it all. We (humans) don't "need" to worry or feel grief because there is God. There is a God who is the Mastermind. It is God who writes our destiny before we are made. So, if God brings catastrophes, it only means He's thinking of something better than death for the dead! So, why grieve?! Out of humanity? I don't believe not being able to grieve justifies lack of humanity. To me, humanity is judged by actions. A behaviour. A manner of conduct. Ability to acknowledge & pay respects to grief. Not by the ability or inability to feel grief as an emotion. I feel better knowing all those who died are now in the better hands of God. What better security? What better life? Yet, after all this I don't feel I am inhuman.
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if only...that is what we all wonder...if only. excellent write and good luck
Fair Winds,
Seth -
very nice poem... i liked all of the allusions to relatively recent catastrophes... and i loved the message.. great job
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This is an interesting piece - insightful. I enjoyed this one - it reads easily, but is a bit "religious" - not everyone of in the world prays to "Jesus" some of us pray directly to GOD .... and others may not pray at all ....
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so true no matter if you belive or not you have to admit that we are our own worst enemies by not embracing what could make this world a better place
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Very nice poem you've got here. Powerful, and very true. Scientifically I would say that we cause our own natural disasters by altering damaging our environment the way we do, religiously I would say that we are doing this to ourselves by pushing ourselves further away from God, and this is just our punishment from the Almighty. Nice write, if only the whole world could here. Hehe, it could be a song! Keep up the good work!
~Drea -
We do so much talking, thers hardly any time to listen...its truly the most sensible appeal that one could make to the world these days....great write!
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even though i dont agree with your peom i still think its a good piece of work your express your thoughs well
thanks for sharing
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HI Joanne......your piece is wonderful and insightful....certainly evil minds control this world.....the innocent suffer and the world no longer is a place of beauty.....we are slowly falling into our own worlds inside ourselves....let to believe we cannot do anything about it....I see this world falling slowly to demise.......I feel helpless...I am one soul in billions.....I have no answer.....but pray for one daily.....I know something must be done.....but I have nothing but my words to offer......love your spill of light......we all need something to believe in....perhaps we should look up and see the light glowing....
Mal -
AWESOME
WOW! This poem speaks not only of the state of the world but truth for mankind. AWESOME. Thanks for sharing and God Bless You. P.S. Thanks for viewing my poem and for your kind words. -
Yes this is so true Jesus is the only answer only Jesus can come to save the nations. People need to find Jesus they need to look and listen like your poem says they need to see what they are doing. It is only men that do this to the world and the enemy. It is so sad. Brilliant poem.
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Powerful poem dear friend but reflects the message of
forgiveness and hope if the heart is humbled to Jesus.
Love, Me -
EXCELLENT, TRUTH
Oh, Joanne! This is. . . geesh, I'm at a loss for words, this is so incredibly fantastic. Indeed, the world needs to listen, listen to God's Word, heed each and every word, do each and every word; then, all this horror WILL end that much sooner. As far as God is concerned, dear sister, this is GOLD, pure GOLD. He is smiling down upon His handmaiden, well pleased.
Much love and hugs, SisB♥n 
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