The Choice

i was asked to paint a picture

of everything that's happening

i'm not a good painter though,

so i'll just try writing.

i write it as i see it,

i say it as i feel it.

this is what's happening,

no holds barred, no gift wrapping.

 

 

to be honest, i'm confused

and a whole lot frustrated

i am angry, i am mad

i am pissed off and sad

about the world we'll inherit

from all of our dads

with smog covered skies,

and kids sleeping with flies

our world is clearly

messed up and shallow

it's a truth that most accept

and many just swallow.

 

 

we go around our daily lives,

intentionally oblivious

to the fact

that others barely survive

we get up on mornings

and sleep tight at night

waiting for christmas trees

to do what is right

 

 

what's happened to all of us?

we've lost our humanity

to a society that's becoming

too proprietary

we've become

indifferent and numb

acting like we know everything

when we're actually dumb

all struggling

to climb the ladder

without thinking twice

if its even worth it,

to lose one's self

just for profit.

 

 

and then i realize,

that i too am no different

i'm just like you

only creatively complaining

calling for change

doing nothing,

just waiting.

 

 

and so i look at those

who are different,

to those with hearts of gold

and noble intentions

to those who go against

all conventions

to those

who respond with actions

not questions.

 

i turn to these odd

interesting people

whose eyes show

a new society - a community

where each one radiates

love for humanity.

 

they who think

that to practice love

is to find reason

to care for one another

no matter what the season

 

 

and now i ponder,

lost in a trail of thought

as to why we complain

while they have fought

 

 

through their new eyes

i tell you

we all have

the power to renew

to care and share

and actually do.

 

 

we can all be the action

of our voice

all we have to do

is make the choice.

Reviews

[MOON]

Beautiful write , rhythmic lines and powerful ideas.

[Enigma]

Very powerful and true! It's exactly what society nowadays is guilty of- numbness. Most people either conform or complain and it saddens me to think that I fall in one of these two categories.

[Nettie Venerix]

This is a very powerful poem, I have to admit I'm also guilty of sitting idly by. Many of us take what we have for granted these days.

A great piece of writing, thanks for sharing!