A rather odd poem for me to write...

[uwwedoogie]

No name...dunno maybe you can tell me a name...
...and also I know certain things don't rhyme...I meant that....


When we see the images of our world
being torn apart on tv
we'll feel bad and sorry
for the ones who are afected

and then we're asked to help or lend
a hand or some money so they can live a life
one thats worth living
and not about surviving

we see children with their mothers crying
if I was in their shoes, id hate people like me
not because Im living life
but because Im getting it for free

If theres anything we want or anything we need
we'll get it straight away
even though were thankful...all they want is to breath

our lives revolve around possesions
and not about the ones we love
their lives revolve in not dying
like the others who did before

theyre the ones who are truly greatful for what they have
when we wouldnt share what we dont need
were upset when we get fewer gifts at christmas time
and theyre happy just to be alive

theyre happy when the rain falls from the clouds
or when the sun shines from the skies
if wernt so greedy, maybe we'd see
the world through their eyes




thoughs people?

 

[wizard2c]

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Hi!

"our lives revolve around possesions
and not about the ones we love
their lives revolve in not dying
like the others who did before"

Yours is a very good poem, especially like the above segment......but as long as I've been dealing with this issue in my mind........well it does never change...and unfortunately never will. Just like evil will always exist...just when you think you have evil under control.......it arises again from the ashes. So us writers will keep on writing about it, the photographers will keep taking photos about it, oh there may be a newspaper or magazine article about it......but it never does change.

The important media issues seem to concentrate around egos....Martha Stewart, the Michael Jacksons, the BTK killer,...if it's an ego...it sells to the public. Not many people want to see people or children die from poverty or AIDS.

Sorry to sound so pessimistic.....but if the future is now......well you can figure out the rest.

But please keep writing....you do very well...

carol
wizard2c

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Dreams can move mountains
you need not be a dreamer
it's in the heart of eyes that see
a vision for the better
a hope for Mankind............so Dream On

 

[ZeroDude]

^
Also my favorite stanza in this poem, overall though you touched the topic in a very straightforward way which is commendable although this has been done countless times

 

[Mullen4Prez]

I like some of the lyrics but the song is lacking a good structure.....