The world is crying

I found this poem in a old book. It is 30 years old.

             The world is crying

The world is crying.
Like a forgotten child.

Crying for all the sadness surrounding
every soul on this planet.

My world seem to have forgotten the
dream of peace.

Where all nations can live in harmony.

Where upon all human beings could  learn to cherish
all living life.

But the goal of peace are forgotten.
Men of war control the emotion of the world.

World War two is fading away.
World is falling back to fear and hate.
Talk of peace is gone.
Only threats of war and destruction can be heard.

The day is here.
 Where we are over taken by fear  and ghost.
Now we must turn to tears.

Tears for the child and mother whom home was destroyed
in the way of war.

Tears for the Mother and Father waiting for their child covered
in a USA flag to be brought  home.

Starvation and sickness is running wild and millions are dying daily.

Where are the men of peace?

Can we stop the walk to our destined death?


                              Coyote
                            7 April 1980

Author's Note

Added one line. Very old poem. A Liberal Coyote who believed world could be saved. Today I hope 30 years later. Can we stop the madness? I pray we can.
Coyote

Reviews

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Coyote Poetry,
"The world is crying"
It is heavy that something real when you originally wrote is still a reality now. War is such a part of humanity.
Meaningful line regarding the fear in war; "fear and ghost." Those taken and to be I suppose.....
This was kind of hard to read. but "Where are the men of peace"" Where indeed?

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree Kathy. Little change after 37 years. Thank you for reading and the comment.

[DareToDream]

this is truely touching, it pulled at my heart strings. "Can we stop the walk to our destine death?"---is such a powerful question. Im truely hoping we can. beautiful work!

[Bette]

i really like this, insperational!

[Truu Mdla]

Wow, I just connected yesterday when I was at church, I got a line that popped and clicked I think it went like this, "The world is old, thoughts of harmony are empty like book lines in a old Saturday morning, Peace ran out of our lives, war destroyed our hopes, Millions walk away, Today isn't the day, Tomorrow faded away, Never did the day come, Memories saved for a better day, because today isn't the day"

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Though the planet may be in orbit the people on it seem to be lost in space when it comes to caring for fellow man... I hope we can save this human race so we can save the world.

[Saskia Liddick]

Have you read my poem "The Lost Generation"? It sounds just like this, in a different sense. Asking for the people we believe can save us, but they never come. Maybe we are the people we hope for, but we just don't know it.
Fantastic to the 4th power, Coyote!
Liefde - Saskia

[deeps]

This is a very emotional read here.
I loved your opening line.

[Tina Kline]

It sounds like the world of today too. I hope for peace but it seems like the leaders of the world just don' t want it. There is no Power or Money in peace.

[Daniel Gardner]

Its sad that the world was crying 30 years ago and we're still in the same state today... Well written piece.

[A.Lee]

Wow. Your poems have captured the same feelings for the world and humanity that you have now. I find that amazing. Well written young Coyote.

[Wicahpi]

Still the truth 30 years later! Nothing has gotten better;
unfortunately! But as long as there is a spark of hope...