»
Archives
»
Open Poetry #41
»
Question Time
| Open Poetry #41 |
|
Question Time |
|
|
effjayel Senior Member
since 2007-09-30
Posts 1474At the Crossroads of Infinity 
|
LIVES IN THE BALANCE ( The End Of The Innocents) The energy of the innocents Breaks all the conventional rules And it confounds common sense That we should be lead by fools The politicians of the day Assume that they know best But the price that must be paid Is picked up by the rest Everyday they make decisions That affects both you & I And with random precision Tell you what not why How the Hell can they justify The fortunes spent on defence Whilst all around them people die It does not make any sense The fat cats in their Limousines Fly in first class seats Whilst children destined not to reach their teens Are dying in the streets It is the height of hypocrisy And they do it in my name Although the choice is not down to me I must take the blame Because everybody has the choice To turn their back Or raise their voice When the time comes to be counted Which side of the fence will you stand Will you have the face, to take your place Or pretend you did not understand? I could say I was too busy And did not realize the cost But I am ashamed to admit it was partly down to me That innocent lives were lost I will not try to apportion blame Or say it was not up to me For they did it in my name And this I could plainly see The consequences of their actions Shall be written in the pages of History And the result of inadequate reaction Is purely down to me So excuses I will not make I accept full responsibility For our fearless leaders inhumane mistakes I am afraid must rest squarely with me. |
||
| © Copyright 2007 John Lawrence - All Rights Reserved | |||
|
Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Because everybody has the choice To turn their back Or raise their voice Yes, I agree! Your ponderings are wise. Maybe you will induce others too to raise their voice and the critical mass will grow and humanity will awaken to love. It does happen, even if slowly. Thank you for this thought provoking piece. Love, Margherita |
||
|
Artic Wind Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 8080Realm of Supernatural |
I agree myself, Margherita said the truth!  ARCTIC WIND |
||
|
effjayel Senior Member
since 2007-09-30
Posts 1474At the Crossroads of Infinity |
Margherita & Arctic, thank you for the kind words, they are much appreciated. As the Beatles famously once said 'All you need is love' Unfortunately, the powers that be seem to think they can insulate themselves by filling their bank accounts with as much money as they can. I am far richer than they could ever hope to be, I may not be able to fly 1st class & stay in a luxury suite, but I am far richer than they could ever hope to be for I have experienced the unrequited love of my daughter. It saddens me think that she too will never experience mankind realising the folly of worshipping money over the pricelessness of something that costs nothing to neither give nor recieve. Love... we would all be better off I think were we to return to the days of bartering.God Bless you both & have a joyous & peacful christmas. John |
||
|
|
⇧ top of page ⇧ |
|
| All times are ET (US). All dates are in Year-Month-Day format. | ||
