All Lives Matter

How am I

To live a meaningful life

In a world full of misery

Inhumanity and strife

 

To dodge all the pitfalls

That lead us all to sin

Knowing good and well

It’s a battle I’ll never win

 

How am I

To be able to cope

In a society full racism

And a world who’s lost hope

 

To be reassured of a future

Where mankind still has a place

On this planet we have treated

With devastation and disgrace

 

How am I

To teach my children to cope

To surpass my expectations

Is there even still hope?

 

Will they be left with a planet

Raped and poisoned beyond repair

A wasteland of religious hatred

Do we even really care?

 

How are “WE”

As a species expect to survive

If we all continue with the mind set

That only “MY” race and religion

Deserve to be alive.

Reviews

[R.E. Ray]

Powerful poem that leaves me empty and sad. Except that hope remains, not so much in your words, but in your efforts to write. You're asking painful questions that only you can answer, by living your life free of the bonds and barriers you describe, and leading as an example for others -- just as you have by writing this poem. We're powerless without faith and action, but you've expressed both here. Keep writing. Nice work.