November 14, 2007

Unfairness is reality

in an ice cold world

where your voice is

seldom heard.

People spite you.

People strike you.

Is this really

the good life?

Or is it the hell

before heaven?

Lightning-

The calm before

the atomic war.

Thunder-

The screams of the

innocent that die,

because world leaders

can't reason why

there's a need to destroy.

12 comments:

Fie said...

hello,

I find this a beautiful poem. It's a clear description, but you can imagine so much.

bye

John said...
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John said...

Thanks for visiting, Fie. I wrote this poem about 20 years ago and I've always liked it.

david mcmahon said...

Beautiful ...

John said...

Thank you, David, and That Q is for Queensland shot is awesome. I can't stop looking at it.

Jeni said...

Very fitting poem to describe current events. David McMahon sent me here and as usual, his judgment was very good, very on target.

Misty DawnS said...

This is fantastic.

John said...

@ Jeni: Thank you for the kind words. I'm glad you liked this....

John

John said...

@ misty dawn: Thank you so much for the compliment. I don't consider myself a writer like so many of the bloggers I read through David's links. So it feels extra special to hear them. And congrats to you for making POTD twice in a row. our writing is wonderful.

John

John said...

*Your writing is wonderful, misty.

Debbie said...

Hi..just came from David's. Written 20 years ago and still so appropriate today.

I pray we stop trying to destroy ourselves...

My son loves poker so I'm going to send him here :)

John said...

debbie,

Thanks for the comment and tell your son he's welcome here. If he needs some good links to some great sites I can point him in the right direction.

John