we saw them swimming for their lives
passed a tear for their strife
then turned the channel one and all,
American Idle must be on
priorities, of the night,
governed, from the right
watched as it’s people died in vain
such a shame...

but that’s the world...we live in

there was a man who had the nerve
to imagine a different kind of world
one in which we lived in peace
a scary thought, for some at least
for his dream they banned his song
and hopped that he would move along
accused him of blasphemy and worse
such a curse...

but that’s the world...we live in

the powers that be would listen
if our arms were raised in unison
but we are too pre occupied
paying bills just to survive
what would happen if we all stayed home
their profits would be gone
would they change their way of thinking
my guess is no, we’d keep sinking

but that’s the world we live in

they worship a God I don’t understand
take them to the desert kill their men
enslave the children rape their wives
we’ll give them a whole new life
the new born will be more like us
the world will watch and shouldn’t fuss
we don’t have anything they need
such is greed...

but that’s the world...we live in

“fools said i, you do not know
silence like a cancer grows
hear my words that i might teach you
take my arms that i might reach you
but my words like silent raindrops fell
and echoed
in the wells of silence”

and the world we know, just keeps on
sins of man bestowed upon
this fear that they feed us on
when will we ever learn


kc08

thanks mirror

man your writing has been all over the place lately

this one reminds us we have a voice
even though we don't use them much

"but that is the world we live in"

yeah ( d ) bear with me i’ll get on track soon

Then there the few...
Who stop to help and renew...
It feels as if they are exstinct...
But if we open ears we will see...
If we open eyes we will hear...
(((KC)))

I like this side of you KC Very strong thoughts behind this write. Great stuff ..words to ponder.

(((((((KC))))))))))
A quote of a warchief, called Tecumseh from the war of 1812

A single twig will break, but a bunch is strong.

Now if we all, hold stead fast together we all can make a change, but no one seems to want to fight, they'd rather hide instead, and watch others struggle to do it, we need everyone, to stand up.

Excellent piece, KC

MsTBear

perhaps on day we all learn to see and hear

thanks for the post

please do not encourage me too much
i am filled with it lately

you do know he faught agains the U.S. right?
ok never mind..the meaning is understood
and i am glad that you liked the write
i find myself ready to stand at all times
just "imagine" if we did live as one........

Of course KC, I am Canadian, they fought it out right here in Hamilton Ont, Ca. at the Stoney Creek Battlefield, I go watch the re-anactment every year. And it saddens me still mostly cause I am also Indian, and the Treaties where broken, when Isaac Brock died at Queenston Heights.

You know the saying ... no tree has branches foolish enough to fight amongst themselves ...

...we are a strange lot ...



Nice write K...

ok, I just think it is sad that these types of injustices go on all the time all around the world too bad we haven’t evolved more than this

yes we are...
when will we ever learn?

no i like the everchanging landscape of your writes

ha! thanks (d)

we will see where it goes...

Sits quietly waiting as the congestion of human kind thins and pauses her croupy cough as one lone heart speaks in earnest and longing.

nice write KC

we need more than one lone heart to change things

thank you for stopping by