Letter to the Future (Part 2 - The Son - The Ultimate Revolution)

the evil winds seem to have died down...but have they?....has anything really changed?......the new born prince is growing up and speaks of what he sees and feels.....time passes but that's about the only thing that changes.....it's a new time.....many ye

 

before one should try
to heal the world
it might be better
to understand each other first
before one should start
scraping the bottom
let's first come up
with a gesture, my friend

 

the prejudices and the idiocy
as always still show up, a little further
there is a general
attack of myopia that
could become blind.

 

I'll be wrong but look around,
look what's there
that's why I've barricaded
myself in this cage,  because there's too much
confusion and too many people
that always pretend to know everything,

even though the blasts of horror before their very eyes

has left our castle crying deep beneath the burned remains

of our once protected walls of serenity and safety,

the metal beams are all that remain.

 

For everyone there's a story
that doesn't work out
and if everybody is right
who's ever gonna be the guilty one?

Yep...blame it on that evil wind,

it's the easy way out.

 

it's already a start
when you are here
and to know to whom
you can talk,

fortunately you are someone
who can also listen - hear my cries

of pain and desperation....stop for a "single moment".....

Don't be afraid of my hand.

 

"The ultimate revolution"

 

if you're still the friend
you've always been
what do you think then
about trying to grab hold of my crippled hand

and to try and become
"better friends"

 

before one should try
to heal the world
it might be better to
understand each other first
before one should try to
measure the world
it might be better to
change ourselves first,

hands held tight we move forward

to face the fire and evil winds

set before us.

 

it might be the ultimate
revolution that everyone
should live inside oneself,

My hand is there, to try and change all that,

I too am in need

of finding my way out of

"this cage I live in".

 

The ultimate revolution lies ahead of us.........








 

Author's Note

the evil winds seem to have died down...but have they?....has anything really changed?......the new born prince is growing up and speaks of what he sees and feels.....time passes but that's about the only thing that changes.....it's a new time.....many years have gone by.....and still the evil wind in some of us never dies....the names change but the mistakes which we create ourselves keep repeating......despite our cries for change, for harmony, for peace!!!!......working on Part 3 to be released in the near future!!

Reviews

[Catrinka]

Well written piece - improvement in our world needs to start with self-improvement. What your writing says to me is let's try to understand and accept each other's differences rather than to change the world to our own narrow vision of what is right. Nice job here - KUDOS! I especially liked the last stanza - well done!

[Janyce Helen Van Es]

History definately repeats itself. The new rulers think they are changing the world but nothing really changes. People govern their own lives regardless of rules and laws. That's why we have so many prisons in the world. No one can conform to one man's way of thinking and be totally happy with him/herself.

[laceyjane23]

very well written, before we can change the world, we have to want to change ourselves for the better! this piece really gives you something to think about.
laceyjane

[Natalie C]

I have to admit this was way more thought provoking than the first one and I loved every single sentence of it. Your word choice and thoughts brilliantly organized, leaving your readers in a undeniable state of awe, trying to process what they have just read.

I specially loved this stanza;

"before one should try
to heal the world
it might be better to
understand each other first
before one should try to
measure the world
it might be better to
change ourselves first,
hands held tight we move forward
to face the fire and evil winds
set before us."

Magnificent!!!

[LilyGrace]

Far better than Part 1. More fluidity, better imagery and language. Vastly improved. I like this, it has nice tones of despair and hope entwined together. Well written indeed.

[Sheila M]

this is a wonderful "part 2" to the story line.

[*~Imperfectly Me~*]

It's a good poem, it has a good point to it.... Great job...

[Nicole (Carpe Diem)]

great second piece... very well written -

[TL Boehm]

true words. We cannot change the world - we can only change ourselves....and in that endeavor inspire others to change themselves. Of course you articulated this with much more vibrance than I did.

[Jacqueline]

Your thoughts were captured in the picture as I could feel your fear, your hopes, and dreams. People often wish for certain things like change or peace but without being instrumental in making such things happen, how can humanity expect it? Your writing is stirring and moves. This complements the 1st installment well.

[Dani California]

Ooooooh.... I was right there with my review of Part One! And I hadn't read this yet. Ha! (I'm excited because generally I am off on some other planet with my interpretations). lol

This too is fantastic!! You have a writing style that pulls your reader in and keeps them captivated and wanting more. Your message is very powerful and you've expressed it brilliantly!

I loved this. I'm so far behind on read reviews that I'm not sure if Part 3 has come out yet, but I'm on my way to find out! :)

Aweome work!!