HOW DO WE DARE
i don't know of death
as some come to realize
it is all too soon
and still
too far away
what is energy
if wasted on emptiness
gifted without cause
leaving days on end
seeming life stuck on pause
no desire for change
to bring hope to the hopeless
to see talk of war
with no sight of it's reality
to discuss casually
in comfort the death
of the unknown soldier
a face with no name
and in same
a name with no face
how do i pretend to know
or care
how do i dare
to share
a vision with no
backbone
it is all to real
and still unknown
carry on each waking
day the battles are
still here....
right here, under our
turned up noses...
yet we enjoy the distractions
of pretending all is well
when in fact a killer
is wandering through
their own hell...
we missed it again
and innocence lost and slain...
jealousy
hatred with no cause
our colors are different
our cultures are different
our languages are different
we live and die in same
I, me, myself that is who we
control....
I myself heavily hearted
for a cause that is bigger than
me... living with a worth that
is not of myself indeed....
selfless a notion not known
in this age of the all too real..
Sickened and tired
we have made no progress in tolerance
rather we call it politically correctness
which is ridiculous
humanity, patience, understanding
give a little
live a little on the side of the other
live a little less on the side of self
the end will come all too soon
we race for it
still making time to notice
the difference we all share...
how do we dare................