Dead ends

Time for all of us to think and do the right things. Before it is too late for us and nature.

                 Dead ends

Brothers told no-one they were scared.
Stood on a chair and told the world to f-off.
Baby sister cried and family learn to live without the laughter
of two strong boys.

Young girl told me she is useless.
Better off dead. She had did many bad things.
No forgiveness for woman who wasted everything she touched.
I told her. "Jesus can forgive. You must forgive yourself and become wiser
in choices. Stop and think. Re-set your journey. Can't change the past. But you
can decide the future"

Old man sat alone.
Thinking of dead memories.
Missing voices gone and not forgotten.
He wondered  could he had of changed people journeys?
Could he had of been kinder?
Tears fall from his eyes.

Wars are alive and well.
Old Soldier sat at grave stone of a good friend.
He drink his friend favorite Miller's beer.
Told his friend. "Kids are strong and beautiful. You are a grandpa now twice.
The little boy looked like you. I miss you my friend. I wished I could hear your
laughter and I know what you would tell me. It will be alright Johnnie. I know you will
be there for my kids." I leave four Miller's beer on a lonely grave and pray my friend is watching his children from heaven.

Someone killed people in Wisconsin.
Just people going to worship.
I saw their faces of the family and friends after the shooting.
Exploding with tears and sadness.
Old world is going mad.
Why would anyone kill another in a church of prayer or anywhere for no reason?
We need a billion prayers for love and kindness to be rebirth in our world.

"Too much death lord.
Please protect the children.
Please send wisdom and guidance to our leaders.
Lord of life and death.
Please help us. We are being led by Beserkers who want hate over love.
Want murder over conversation.
They desire blood of another because of religion."

Today we stand on a dangerous edge.
Israel threatening war.
Middle East can send the world on the final journey.
Weapons and Soldiers cannot bring peace.
Destroying beautiful cities don't create friendships.
Words of hate lead us to no-where.

We are all flesh and bones.
We know pleasure and pain.
If you stand for nothing.
One day you wished you scream out against war.
One day you will wished you told a love one you loved them.

One day we will be on a dead end road.
Too late for tears and forgiveness.

I pray and  hope for logic and common sense. Need a miracle.
Common people everywhere must stop the berserkers of war and violence.
Stand together for peace and kindness.

Send food and medicine. Not weapons and Soldiers.
Tell someone you miss and love them. You need them near.

                           Coyote
                           2012

                    

Author's Note

Finally a new poem.

Reviews

[Mark]

I really like how you make your plea both about the world and about personal lives. I had a friend and mentor who taught me that we all need to think globally and act locally.

The planet needs our help, the human race is always in need of help, and there are people we know and others we come in contact with, that we can help by giving just a smile.

Great work :)

[Aidz]

Hey mate rather apt timing as as 5 Australian soldiers lost there lives in Afghanistan this week, doing the right thing, I know how strongly you feel.

This is the true voice of a poet...

[Junger]

Very intense, I've become speechless and well this is a great new piece

[Leslie Philibert]

A fine poem with an admirable moral position, filled with great observations, a poem that combines personal feelings with a look at out universal fate, or what is happening in the world, and one small point, I really like the way you use the f word, poems don`t have to be filled with hard language, we are poets, and a have enough expressions to employ. Fine work.

[MrJohn]

Your words show a depth of thought.
It does seem like two poems to me....one about the people through the old soldier and then another about war and all the folly of mankind.
If you could find a better connection it would help me follow.
But then, I'm no expert...just know what I think
Keep writing

[The Analog Kid]

You covered a lot here Coyote. Love is the best medicine for sure. I like how you referenced current events and used your sparse style ...like Hemingway.

[Chloe..Across the Unive..]

Hi Coyote- love your new poem , filled with so much truth and sadness- very touching and needed to be said , which you did so well.
While reading I pictured an old Indian, Native American if i offend, telling us the fate of our work if nothing changes.

Chloe

[Dark Beauty]

Great poem Coyote, it broughttears to my soul and this is a wonderul piece and expressed soo well, it reminds me of my people the native americas, so for me it reminded me of all the sadness and what needs to be done as a people to STAND!!
Thanks for sharing~~~ THE BLACKFEET

[SoulCrusader (Yas)]

So much wisdom, many great thoughts, hopes and prayers you convey in this
amazing sincere poem that everyone should want to better themselves, and the world.

Superb :)

[Poison Ivy]

incredible work!

[Chris Taylor]

A truly insightful, powerful poem. I love the imagery of the lost old soldier it is powerful and everyone can relate to someone we have lost. This maybe the best poem of yours that I have read. Very,very mature and complex work. I rated this highly.