Twelve million souls arrived
Home of the free,
Gateway Ellis Island
Embraced humanity.
Hope had filled the souls
Replacing all their cares,
Merging cultures, diversity
Created other fears.
Acceptance was the key
Buried in the sand,
Covered by ignorants
Spread through out the land.
Chaos controlled emotions
Rage filled up the air,
Hell on earth created
By the souls, unaware.
Time has calmed the souls
Put their fear at ease,
Adjusting to the differences
Slowly chaos seized.
Author notes
LIVE AND LEARN...
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- it is the key ... by PrabhuDayal Khattar.
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Such a subject that I could go on and on and on about...ignorance (and greed) are so sad and people don't even realize what they're doing-or, I guess maybe they do and they just don't care-either way, you have touched upon a subject too often not confronted in the ways it should be addressed, always being handled wrong, and for the wrong reasons
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This is inded a deep work showing the true spirit of the subejct taken..well done....thanks for sharing such a wonderful write....
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love the meaning of this and how you show a way of resolving it all at the end
people could learn a thing or two reaing poems like these.
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This is a sad but profound write about a topic that needs to be noticed more. Great job! Blessings, Patty
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Very nice write. Excellent portrayal of conformity/ignorance in civilization.
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I'm Glad My Parents Came
To Canada - yes different cultures are going to shape our lands - we may not think so or even like it - but we must accept the fact for better or for worse - your poem dances along nicely and the rhyme is good too - 5th line could read "their" souls - but either way is ok - 11th line last word should be "ignorance" - the last word looks like a typo or spelling error- keep on keeping on - Bless God - Joe - Sretan Bozic'
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Very realistic for diversity has pay a price on us all. A good message for humanity to be heard and felt... I thank you for sharing this with me...
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