Oh, when doves cry the world burns
From our arrogant concerns;
Self-absorbed in the obscure
And showing minds immature.
We cannot bring peace with war,
No matter what we deplore,
Our blood shed does not restore.
We signify corruption
And stand at life's abruption.
We beat the undefiled
While a parent rape's their child;
And we sit by and observe,
With few cracks in our reserve,
The lost lives we could conserve.
People hide their being gay,
Afraid of other's dismay.
Schools use metal-detectors
And now employ protectors;
Because students kill their peers
When their courage disappears,
And they give in to their fears.
How have we fallen so far,
Through ignorance so bizarre?
Religion rules our nation
And not the declaration;
We all deserve liberty,
And are created equally,
But prejudice is our marquee.
Our world is going to die
Because we have bled it dry;
While animals go extinct
Boundaries become less distinct.
Though many nations deny,
All our lives will go awry,
When the world burns and doves cry.
Author notes
It's elections time here and I saw a commercial about one guy saying if he is elected he will vote for drilling for oil in Alaska and I thought 'yeah, let's destroy more wildlife to get environment destroying gasoline instead of using our alternatives'; which got me thinking about the world's problems so I wrote this.
Written September 20th, 2006
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This was a good society poem which showed the selfishness of humanity well
Thanks for entering my contest 
All the best
Pozo
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This was really well put there is a lot of emotion in this and it is really hard hitting which is what I wanted. You have done a really good job here and this poem is fantastic. Thanks for entering the contest.
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I like this one too. The world is a sad place, especially for those that live free.
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Wow, I totally agree with you on everything. It's such a shame to see what the world has become. You really portrayed your feelings on society and I admire that. Excellent job, yet again.
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Wow. Very profound poem. Bravo to you TwistedBloddyLilly -
I edited it so you should read it again. Thanks. ~Lilly~
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Yes I agree. It really pisses me off. ~Lilly~
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sad that this is the sate of mankind anymore,so far out of touch with the natural world.
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