Ok, I've had it, everyone wake up.
It's time to listen, so just shut up.
Don't allow Genocide anywhere, anyhow, to anyone.
We can end it, if we all stand as one.
Stop ignoring all the pleas.
We are all needed, we must suceed.
Whatever religion you are, or are not.
Wherever you're from, it's time to start.
Begin today, and continue forever more.
Scream it, as loud as you can, from every shore.
Remember it has happened to thousands, and millions,
and never forget.
Wake Up World, or we all will regret.
Stop allowing ignorance a free pass.
Or else we are doomed to repeat the past.
Sooner or later it will be you.
Follow history, you'll see that it's true.
Wake Up World, stop putting your heads in the sand.
If you don't, the blood's on your hands.
This you must do, Wake Up World, now it's up to you!
Author notes
Recognizing that something has happened, and admitting wrong doings, is the first step. Until this happens, Genocides will keep happening, as they are today. Hitler
said in his speech about the exterminating of Jews, no one remembers the Armenians, no one will remember the Jews. Well I do, do you?
Please tell me what you think
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i AM ARMENIAN I REMEMBER ALLLL my grandama survived the genocideee and she died when she was 112 yrs old
all those victims and the cruelty:S even if the turks deny the world won't deny what he saw
GOD BLESS THEM ALL JEWS ARMENIANS AND ALL THE other nations
abt your poems is so awesome touching and ur rhymes were rocking
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This is a very important topic to discuss and I think this poem is very sincere in it's approach. This is definitely one of a kind. Poets are usually describing how they feel or how someone's done them wrong; this has depth to it.
I liked the rhyme scheme. It wasn't tedious or cliched. All the lines seemed to flow well together. I think this line :"Whatever religion you are, or are not." jarred a little bit. Mainly because "start" doesn't really harmonize with "not".
I do appreciate the united feel you kept in the poem; not restricting the message to a certain type of person.
Overall, very modest theme and it's a shame that this doesn't receive more views.
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Thanks,
I had to say it, it is a continuing, ongoing problem. The subjec t matter puts more people off, than you would think, that surprises me a little. My Grandparents were survivors of the Armenian Genocide, if not for their survival I would not exist. Today it goes on in different locations. It's nice to know that I kept it open to all people. To me, it's about how much we are alike, and not different. There is no excuse for mans inhumanity to man. As we turn away, first we should stand in those peoples shoes, but than we couldn't turn away. As they say, one day they came for the man living far away, next they came for the man I knew, but didn't really like. Next they came for my neighbor. Sooner or later, they will come for me. Thanks for reading, and your comments, they do mean alot. Each person that reads it, is at least one more. Connie
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Profound
So true. To quote Ben Franklin "We must all hang together or we'll all hang separately."
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Thanks,
We might as well go together, besides they can't hang everyone.
There just wouldn't be enough rope. Thanks for reading, and your support. Connie
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