Listen and See

More or less a poem to invigorate thought and at the same time not make complete sense.

A broken home, 

And a curious mind, 

Is the deadliest poison

Of the human kind. 

We put ourselves here, 

Between the wall, 

And between the blade

Where brave men fall. 

Life was easy, 

When it was not, 

There we could forget,

What we forgot. 

Now no one knows, 

No one cares, 

All our tries, 

Was but heavens fare. 

If we tried, 

So hard to see, 

If we listened, 

To the silence of humanity. 

Broken homes

Would become sanctuaries, 

Curious minds 

Would become intelligence freed. 

From all life's pains, 

And all the worlds beatings.

Poison would be drinkable, 

And the world would be breathing.

Reviews

[Ian Craven]

Do the last four verses suggest that the world is better off without us?

[Lauren]

Not really, they actually are telling what the world could be like if we stopped to listen to each other and understand others situations. It's to say, that if we did those things, the world would become better when we listen to others and see them for who they are and not what they do.

[Ian Craven]

You mean the poison of this world would not affect us?

[Lauren]

Yep, the poison of the world is created by us, and if we tried hard enough, it would not become poison anymore. It's almost like just a plain glass of water, us as a society take it and put all these drugs into it because it's not good enough and we need to make it better. By doing so, we make it poisonous, and when someone drinks it, they become ill. But when we leave the water alone, and instead, stop putting so many things in there to make it better, (if we do put things in it, think of it as natural fruit infused water) it's not deadly any more and it becomes once again drinkable.

[Ian Craven]

Right. Good analogy to explain yourself.

[Lorry]

A beautiful thought brought by the not so beautiful that life has to offer. Isn't it always the way, that those voices silenced most by the world are the ones with the most to say? Some wonderful lines here, although if there were to be a winner, it would be "Life was easy, when it was not." Such a simple statement, made complex by us all knowing exactly what that thought means to us all. Beautifully captured, and ended perfectly.

[Lauren]

Thank you so much, once again, for your amazingly beautiful and uplifting words! It's so true, life has it's beautiful moments, and it's very ugly moments. And yes, I was once there, kept silent behind the curtain, wanting to speak but never able to.

The sentence "Life was easy, when it was not." Was actually my favorite as well. Even though, when you read it, it's almost curious as to how that can be, it's so true. Life is easy when it's not, because you can forget the hard parts and no one will reprimand you for it. Life becomes easier when it becomes harder, because everyone around you says it's okay to give up and forget.

Thank you once again :)