BEYOND
Beyond
our comfy cozy World
There
is a slaying, beheading
Is
there anyone praying?
Beyond
our comfy, cozy World
There
are the damnations
There
are destructions
Where
once there were creations
Beyond
our comfy, cozy World
There
are criticisms, discriminations
Black
on white
White
on black
Religions
against religions
Are
we bothered, do not care of
The
recriminations
Is
there anyone praying?
Beyond
our comfy, cozy World
What
do you see?
What
can you see?
Have
you your blinkers on?
Your
eyes closed?
Don’t
give a damn!
You’d
prefer your jam!
Sugar
and spice and all things nice
Beyond
our comfy, cozy World
The
destruction of the forestations
The
reasons are very clear
That
packaging
The
furniture we sit on
Lay
on
The
palm oil
The
soya we drink and eat
The
animals of the wild
Hunted,
skinned, de-horned
All
in our comfy, cozy World
This
once expansive world is shrinking
Shrinking
for man’s sake
Beyond
our comfy, cozy World
Children
are dying, crying
Children
profited for slavery
Children
profited for marriages
Is
anyone praying?
Within
our comfy, cozy World
There
are children living in poverty
Damn
this is the 21st Century!
Families
living the same way!
Tossed
out of their homes
Nowhere
to go
Children
put into homes
Separated,
segregated
Like
war torn refugees
Screaming,
seething
That
this was not all their fault
So
are our ladders up?
We
are the tops?
At
those lofty tops
Minding
our own businesses
Blowing
those air kisses
Is
there anyone praying?
Just
saying!
Cos
my comfy, cozy World
Sure
isn’t and won’t be
Maybe
this lady is a dreamer
But
she sure is a believer
She
is a realist, not a communist
She’ll
defend what is right
She’ll
stand up for the wrongs
With
all my might!
With
humanity, humbly
With
humility
The
man on the streets
Tramping
the streets
The
woman on the streets
Tramping
the streets
The
children on the streets
Tramping
the streets
The
animals on the streets
Tramping
the streets
Grasping,
grabbing for something to eat
Begging,
borrowing, stealing for that crust to eat
They’ll
lie with their deceit
They’ll
try to bring you down
And
never have a frown
They
are the ones wearing the crown
So
beyond our comfy, cozy World
There
is not always evil
There
is goodness, good hearts and souls
ARE
YOU ONE OF THEM?
©
Teresa Joseph Franklin
2nd
January 2017
All
Rights Reserved
Teresa this is such a moving poem you wrote that makes us think of what we take for granted.Well said as I hold to your message that everyone should hear .You are a very talented writer who is a master of your craft!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Robert for taking time out to make you wonderful comment, I am humbled
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ReplyDeleteYou are so welcome AstrologerRK and thank you for passing by and commenting I am so humbled
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