Man

By taking life what do we gain rendering us all one has owned Do we inherit sorrowed pain for our own failure to have grown

             

Many men awed by another

have then sought out their fellows land

Man shall turn brother on brother

to steal of him his woman's hand

 

How do we claim the virtue love

yet pray to our war in the same

We speak of peace from up above

then kill each other in his name

 

By taking life what do we gain

rendering all someone may own

Do we inherit sorrowed pain

for our own failure to have grown

 

I see good men, both meek and mild

but those who kill so needlessly

Take life of someone’s loving child

depleting all humanity

 

What will they say when we're no more

beware those who kill their own kind

We will become what all deplore

until only the wind you'll find

 

Author's Note

A simple note to mark the passing of the human race. If we continue to mortgage our children's futures, someday we will be a footnote to history.

Reviews

[Great Aunt Astri]

Frightening thought, the passing of the human race. But I think a few timely warnings, like this very well written and spoken poem, may actually 'save us from destruction'! Very powerful last line. 'until only the wind you'll find'. Scary, but I think some people need to be jolted out of their complacency!

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you Astri I wish I could aspire to your way of thinking on this

[Great Aunt Astri]

I think I may be closer to your way of thinking. My 'positivity' is often just wishful thinking!

[Tate Morgan]

Of late I see a terrible tear in the fabric of ou country wrought by the commander in chief dividing the families who served the armed forces in all the oil wars against the innocent populous for whom they supposedly were protecting

[Great Aunt Astri]

oooo gosh .. there seems to be more to all this than meets the eye! But it does look as though 'the worms are coming out of the woodwork'. Truth t'will out! I am sending good luck and best wishes to all you over there who have 'eyes to see', 'ears to hear', and an ability not to be bamboozled or deceived!!!!

[Tate Morgan]

We shall see this guy is one cunning idiot but starting a trade war with the world he simply boosts the price of everything coming into the country hence the Price of domestic good goes Wa Price of domestic goods go way up The government been cleared 25 to 50% more off of all of those products which they use to build more weapons however this will cause a global downtime as people stop buying as much our whole economy is based on consumerism I see a depression, thanks to him

[Tate Morgan]

He turned on Iran last month that cost b he turned on Iran last month that cough Boeing $5.6 billion. Because they had a contract with Iran to build them an entire fleet of airplanes that contract was taken by the Russians when Trump decided he wasn’t going to renew the Iran deal

[Great Aunt Astri]

Ah ha, I see a little story emerging here . I think I might just write a little parody. A fictitious futuristic account of how Trump turns all Americans into slaves, so he and his mates can luxuriate by the sweat of his subjects. No, perhaps not. I wouldn't dare!

[Tate Morgan]

Why not it’s the truth?

[Great Aunt Astri]

Oh, tee hee. Well, someone better do something to change the 'truth'! Please write a poem to that affect

[Tate Morgan]

I’ll tell you lately I have almost given up hope for humanity I think we will kill our selves off before we reach the third grade level of understanding

[Great Aunt Astri]

TS Eliot said the world will end, not with a bang, but with a whimper! Third grade level of understanding? Please do restore your hope for humanity, but I see no harm in scaring the pants off those who are responsible for making the world such a mess!

[Tate Morgan]

We are sadly being led by a wafer with the capacity of a fifth grader over the edge like lemmings to the sea

[Jennie Baron]

Exquisite, Tate! I'd admire the way it's written even if I didn't agree with the sentiment, but I do. Taking another's life is a special kind of evil.

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you Jennie hope you are well

[Jennie Baron]

Very well, thanks.

[Sarah Redigan]

Tate! Yet again another amazing masterpiece. You never cease to amaze ..
xxx
SR

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you Sarah. I hope this isnt too depressing for you But the truth is what it is

[Sarah Redigan]

Not to depressing at all .. in my opinion sometimes depression lets us see the other side of things sometimes there are great truths in what u write

[Sarah Redigan]

When gided with sadness

[Tate Morgan]

thank you I guess we are what we are and yet I see the few moments when we seem to be capable of more

[realmwriter]

Tate, every poem I read of yours is incredible. It's nice to see you venturing into something with a draker tone and feel to it. Also love the positive loud and clear message.

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you it is always with a bit of trepidation that i reveal just what lie at the heart of man. "GREED"

[realmwriter]

I haven't a problem with telling the truth of man. I find it difficult though, to write what you are most comfortable with.

[Tate Morgan]

we I can live most things I like however the best of our nature

[MomzillaNC]

Wow.





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[Tate Morgan]

Thank you so nice to see you today I have been working too much lol

[MomzillaNC]

And you. I see where you've been busy and not reviewed much. Life move quickly with a new baby in the family.

[Tate Morgan]

yeah i have been working actually havent had a moments peace for 2 weeks

[wordman]

I loved the write,reminded me of a sticker on a truck a while back that said
there are more death`s and wars over religion loved the music choice
Ron

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you I dont know what posessed me to write this one

[Baby Ricochet]

That's for Goddamn sure. Great poem Tate.

[Tate Morgan]

Hey Mark you have seen this lesson in play more than anyone else I know peace friend merry Christmas hope is a good thing but I don't think it will change us

[Judy]

There is so much metapoetry to be featured in this - I did not know what to make of it - the title was simple but left the reader open to a lot - your author's note was not quite what I was expecting - but your passion permeates this piece - it is not necessarily an erotic passion, but a passion that shows your love of life and those that you hold dear - that is why I respect your so much

[Tate Morgan]

Shall we have lived to see the rise and fall of humanity? I think if we dont change we shall live to see the end of civilization as we have known it It has already started

[Judy]

I agree - having grown up with antisemitism on all fronts I agree

[Tate Morgan]

I dont think it applies to anti sematizm It is simply the take over of the common man by the corpoeration the economy of greed scale and deprivation. Over population will be the end of us as we strip and polute this world . If we do not stop having so many children we will outstrip the worlds ability to support us

[Judy]

Yes that too - I was part of the Occupy Wall STreet - I was at Zuccotti Park

[Tate Morgan]

I wrote a poem oln that back then that i have here called greed

[Judy]

I willl look for it -

[Marie]

It seems that men were born with the instinct to fight. It may well be the primal urge to protect self and family, or to gain more. Perhaps when all are protected and all are provided for, this need will die, as some vestigal organ, unused, will denigrate with time.

[AlieahRose]

THIS IS RAW...
WE SHOULD ALL...
THINK ABOUT WHAT...
YOU WROTE HERE...
ANOTHER GREAT WRITE...