Only Human

We all may live,

We all may die,

Chances are

We may also cry,

And as we breathe

May we also see

The pain; the flames

Of the burning man

The desolate sand

Where we may live

And to utterly give

Our dying hearts away

As I pray, I must say

That we are all the same

Man, woman; adult, and child

Young, and old; tamed, and wild

But to think we always fight

To think that we just might...

Even have the decency

To forgive, and to forget

And to let each other live,

Live in peace, and to remember

The burning embers

Of the forgotten hope

That we all once shared

And to my utter despair,

I cared too, too much

But as we all know...

That out there somewhere

There may be a remaining hope

I surely know it, I truly do

After all, we are only human…

Now, let that hope break through...

Reviews

[Afraa]

Wow, very breathtaking poem you have here. Good job with the attracting title! :)

[Brian M. Peeples]

Thanks! I appreciate it! And I'll be writing more poems over the course of the next few days. I found out I don't go back to work until Thursday.

[Afraa]

Very welcome!

[Matching Socks]

We're all the same when it comes down to it...
It's good when people see that and look past the bad stuff and hope for something better.

[Brian M. Peeples]

Exactly. And there aren't many people these days that do. But I still hope for one day that life can be like what's mentioned in this poem. I guess that's why I write, to make my mark in the world and to inspire others.

[Matching Socks]

That's a good reason. :)

[Lizardo]

Interesting poem. i like how you say that we all are humans, we all are the same.
and to be honest, there is no one better then the other one.
I was tought that people are not less than me or more than me.
Beautiful poem

[Brian M. Peeples]

I wasn't really taught to feel this way. My feelings just are. I just know that we are all human; that we shouldn't conflict over diversities that we can't help having. Everyone deserves a chance, a hope, to live their life in peace, peacefully.

[Lizardo]

exactly, we just feel. either way we are very interesting