New World

The world is filled with hatred,
The darkness is slowly taking over,
We must fight to be free.

We must bring fourth a new world,
A world with joy and happiness,
We must fight with the power of light.

Expel sadness and suffering,

Banish hatred and anger,
Defeat pain.

The world is turning to chaos,
We must rid the evil,
That lies within us.

Set ourselves free,
Let's build a new world,
But first we must stand as one.

The poor and the rich,
The straight and the gay,
We must band together.

Fight the dorment evil inside,
Then bring light to the new world,
Saving our souls from darkness.

We must fight for freedom,
Never giving into evil,
Release our selves from our own hell,
Then be welcomed into the new world.

Reviews

[Allan Eddings]

Such a hopeful little piece, a veritable glimmer. Pieces like this abound amongst the youth of today - of which I am one, and I will admit to having penned numerous pieces like this, though few of equal caliber - but that does not detract from the brilliance of each individual composition.

Yours is one of the few I have seen, in which there is no doubt lurking - you, or so this poem would lead me to believe, see the brilliance and beauty of mankind, see our perfectibility and do not doubt that we can create this world, this utopia. I will confess I do not share your optimism, though I share your goal - if that makes sense...which I do not often do I'll admit.

Seeing as everyone else has seemingly picked out a favourite few lines, I am loathe to buck the trend; ergo I think these lines are the most compelling:

"The world is filled with hatred,
The darkness is slowly taking over,
We must fight to be free."

Simply wonderful.

Thank again,

A.E.

[Ben Taylor]

This has a distinctly "revolutionist" feel to it.
You used the phrase "new world" four times, and it became a bit repetitive.
Other than the repetition, the ideas were well said.
Nicely done.

[Apathy To Empathy]

"Expel sadness and suffering,

Banish hatred and anger,
Defeat pain.

The world is turning to chaos,
We must rid the evil,
That lies within us."

My favorite stanzas. It is dark but on the contrary, eye opening in a way. The way you lighten the poem with joy and happiness to bring makes a smile crawl over my face. Surely, in a world unknown, there is joy and happiness and nothing dark could ever become.