remember
the world is
still beautiful
even with
children gunned
down in school yards
and brutalized at home
in spite of
the toxins that ooze
from past sins
of ignorance and greed
into our oceans
our forests and skies
regardless
of the treachery and betrayal
of those in the highest positions
we understand
that life is no small thing
we, this kinship, on a small
blue-green drifting planet
whose hearts and minds
can act with such recklessness abandon
also possess the ability
to touch
to heal
to sooth
with an irresistible tenderness
an uncommon compassion
and a back strong enough to
proudly bend
to get the job done
what it all comes down to is
we are the problem
and we are the promise
Please tell me what you think
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EVER SO TRUE!!!!
Reading this I have this in my mind, a quote by I do not remember who, it goes something like this- we are our own worst enemy. It is up to us to change things around us,.
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Humm..you took me to the depth of the truth which we are in now a days..and I agree with every word of yours here..very true and wise view of the life is here..well done..
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wow. this is really well written. I'm not sure where russian roulette plays into this but it might. all in all a good poem.
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