missing pages

we’ll never all be on the same page
you can take it well
or you can take it not
and it’s okay
you might say
for diversity’s sake

but haven’t you noticed?
every one’s caught and busted
in the fray

oh, wouldn’t it be cool
if we could all get along?
be in the school
of love your neighbor as yourself?

we’ll never all be on the same page
you can take it well
or you can take it not

surrounded by limitless information
infinite possibilities and stimuli
and we’re not on the same page
never shall be
people kill each other
even with looks

as the wars come and go
they’re written on the annals of time
there’s no erasing
all of it etched in stone
and the conscience of our busted hearts

never on the same page
as the killing machines roll out
little kids broken off
splattered on the margins of human waste
as we all go our separate ways
though it might seem we roll on together
we’re all off the track
headed to nowhere

seems like the same purpose
but terribly off with no turning back

i’ve heard the wails of the fallen ones
who’ve been misled without a clue
no one to guide them
show them the truth

so, what is truth?
we all heard him ask
the truth is we’ve all been had
we’re all lost
and we need a road

no, we’re not all on the same page
no matter how hard we try
it’ll never happen here
and when it does
there’s always tons of casualties
that doesn’t last
when the crisis’ through
no one wants to walk in tandem

most get trampled
here today
gone tomorrow
only the ruthless survive
or, so they think

only the good die young
not true
none are good

if only we all understood
the same as to what is truth
many roads lead to hell
if only we knew
that all of us knew
what is the truth

it’s not so hard
it’s only a matter of pride
each to his own
no matter how noble
each goes his own way
reality shows really
no one cares
no place to hide

as long as self gets ahead
of the other one
before he’s beaten down again
all things never change

the same page
how can it be possible?
how can it happen on this earth
this planet’s not conducive
the natural state of things shows it

everywhere
nature’s askew
the bugs fight
animals on a higher order
kill and devour each other
just like us

volcanoes rage
in tandem
with the hurricanes
swallow us
everything in their path
destruction
no one cares for very long
caught in their own affairs

how can anyone be on the same page
when the next step you take
might lead you to oblivion
inevitably it will
for anyone and everyone
no exceptions