What kind of world are we living in
when people are dying to no avail?
When man’s moral compass is gone.
Mothers cry over their young and wail.
Where sympathy is a word to be told.
Humanity has crumbled and failed,
to behold it’s most sacred goals.
“Love” and “Peace” were its most holy grails.
What happened to “Turn the other cheek?”
“Do unto others” has now prevailed.
“Love thy neighbor” is no more.
The number of dead is off the scale.
What am I going to tell my young,
that the time of peace has already sailed?
That love is no longer to be sung.
It is just in movies and fairytales.
I don’t want to live in a world
where lives are commodities for sale.
We can not keep pointing the blame
at one another for our truths to prevail.
There must come a time and a place
when we wake up and remove the veil,
of distrust and start all over again.
If we don’t, then we would all have failed.
One of your best, ‘Sam’. Sobering and beautifully written.
Powerful, truthful, and as DK says, sobering.
I can’t look at the big picture today. It’s too much. I look at the world in pieces, it’s manageable that way. Then I work on the parts I can control.
I hope more people see this and digest your words.
It’s gotten so bad I don’t dwell on what’s happening in this psychotic world anymore. Your poem is completely valid and worth reading.
Still relevant
Those of who feel the end of the values we grew up are the ones who suffer the most.
A riveting no holds barred write Sam.
I salute you for your vision and prayers for a world that needs to open its eyes …
We haven’t met yet, Sam, but I’ve seen your name here and there. It’s obvious from this piece we have some similar views on what’s going on in this sad world we have made. This is good writing. I started to say, a”nice piece” but it’s not, is it? Good work though.