What men are capable of...

I saw bad things in my life. What men have done for their hate.

  What men are capable of.


                 What legacy will we leave?
                 I hope no more then we were
                 the one's who stand by and
                 allow the Wars and disease
                 to deteriorate the dreams
                 of our children.


I stood by a river in Bosnia.
Dead bodies floating in the current.
Killed for sake of religion.
As I pulled the bodies out.
I was sickened by the deeds of men.

I felt so cold.


Were the Angels watching?
Waiting with open arms for the innocent?


Who is crying for them?
 

No-one is speaking out for the people in the way
of the war machine and violence.


Men who speak of tales of fabled bogey men.
The profiteer and big business using lobbyist
to keep war coming.
We need to be identify and put them out of business.


Using young men and woman to fight for oil and land...


Life is simple.
Treat people how you desire to be treated.
Religion should be  personal.


I don't believe the common man and woman would desire war
 before peace talks.


I never met a woman or
man who desire  to die.
Never met a Mother or Father who wanted their child
to die in War.


The profiteer and big business hide behind false words and tales
to create the ability to get richer.


What men are capable of?

The great men of peace are rarely heard today;
Block out by stories of ghosts and demons by leaders with
pocket full of lobbyist money.


Cities and towns are now war grounds.
No safe place for the innocent.
Can we stop the terror and violence?


I have stacked the bodies of the innocent.
Just old men and woman.
I pray to the Spirit of the earth, sky and water .
Take care of these poor people.
Please give them peace with you.


Is the world is past the healing point;
Too late for the sheep being led to slaughter.
Who will cry out then?


Too late for the babies being born to chaos and War;
Their dreams and hope.
Cut-off by the hunger and greed of War?





                        Coyote
                        6 August 2009 


          

Author's Note

A old poem from the past. I was a simple water and gas mission. Me and my Soldiers found death bodies of old men, woman and children floating in a river. We pull them out and stacked the body on the shore of the river.. What men could kill for sake of religion? Old world need to find a better road. I pray.
Coyote

Reviews

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

it is always those on their clean thrones far removed from sweat and blood and tears who are more than avariciously willing to send their people (victims) into the fray on a thread of profit that streams back to the fat cats in their leather seats counting pennies on each dead man's eyes~

and as a nations throughout history~we've allowed it~ participated in it~ the human species confounds my senses~ I will never understand~

your poem cracks the shell of lies fed to the masses and releases the pain that mankind floods across the globe endlessly~
heartbreak in a lonely pocket~watchers watching~dying everywhere

[maryjaneuy]

this was really awesome. A very deep and serious topic. Congrats this poem's success. This was really great.:D

[bluessadmood]

ohh my friend what words you say here ,i have to stoop so low in respect
what men could do to the world ,big strong men,but with a mind of fools
there is no safe place left to the innocent ,its not enough that war is everywhere
no it even came to be in homes and cities where defenseless people reside and the cry
to the angels ,what are we to do..is there no end to the madness
they speak of honor and valor,and they kill in cold blood
they take beautiful young lovely souls before their prime
blood is shed so easy,when will this ever end
all shout this is my land ..all looking for money and more
no more respect for a decent life,and honor to people
which is their right,is there no end to the madness
bodies dragged for rivers and all shout in the name of God
God is so ever angry that his subject are slaughtered everyday
is there no more decency left to this world
do they want us to seek some other place to live
wish they give us the moon ,so we live in peace
and they take to the killings as they like
stupid mad crazy people ..they will never understand
how i loved this writing ..more more thank you think
lovely write..

[Huggy Bear]

Spectacular:)

[Simple_mee]

This is a very deep n a powerful write. The message has been well delived. If only the world worked that way...

[Katie]

"I never met a woman or
man who desire to die."

Should be


"I never met a woman or
man who desires death"
OR

"I never met a woman or
man who wishes to die"

Otherwise a fantastic poem with a great message. Very powerful. Excelent Job.

[Bette]

i don't know what you say to this besides well written. the point is powerful.

[Tate Morgan]

The old world and the new know nothing of peace

[Dark Angel]

I look at life as waiting in line for death. There are certain people who willingly cut in the line of death, and then there are those who are forced ahead of the others... It is sad when one doesn't have the chance to pick when they want to die but it's even more sad when it is a fellow human who chooses it for them. I don't understand how so many people can discriminate against another by any means... We are all the same species, same on the inside... I don't understand what can make a person think anyone is less of an equal... This poem hits the major questions we still have today... Even with Obama, a Democrat, as president. We still have troops over seas, we still have threats of war... We still have death... And no matter what kind of leader we have, no matter what title they have for themselves, they are all the same. The only thing that is different is what they do to improve us and how. It all depends on what they improve and why. And that is why I don't agree with any government, everything is done for the sake of the person in charge not for the sake of the people being governed.

[Poetic Beauty]

This is such a sad event to see. I can't even imagine what was going through your mind at that moment and I hope that I never have to know. This world can be a crazy messed up place. I know I am only one person but I try to treat everyone fairly. the flow of this poem is easy to follow and the description allows me to picture this horrific scene in my mind.

[Jacqueline Lopez]

Now, this is a very beautiful. Who speaks for the people who are dead and when their love ones speak on their behalves who listens. No, one. An amazing piece and hear felt.