It can hurt to be human,
The modern world is so cruel,
Social media, market forces, self -obsessed and so cold all around,
One has to be tough and nobody's fool.
Lack of courteousy on the London Underground,
People pushing and shoving past you without apologies on a busy street,
Neighbours barely looking out for each other and saying hello,
For a pregnant woman, people not always vacating their seat.
Gang warfare and knife crime escalate,
Disputes, sometimes settled with the brute force of a gun,
Mental health related illnesses on the rise,
The young worried about getting a job, not knowing how to have fun.
It can hurt to be human,
Climate change and the decaying natural world has borne the brunt of man's neglect,
Kindness and consideration for each other needs to be celebrated,
The world needs to be improved it's hardly at its best yet.
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Author:
FineBul (Pseudonym) (
Offline) - Published: October 12th, 2019 16:45
- Comment from author about the poem: Its taken a long time for me to find the inspiration to write anything. However, I saw my Pink CD It hurts 2b Human and I was suddenly inspired to write this poem. Hope all is well with everyone and keep on writing. FineB
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Comments8
Keep writing, words so precious to hear! As it was with every line you share, thank you!
Hi Poetic Dan
You're welcome!
Many thanks for reading.
Keep writing FineB.
The times are changing as you have wonderfully shown in your words FineB.
The things that I find the worst are the lack of both politeness and respect, they may seem trivial in the world but they are important to me.
Hi Goldfinch60,
I agree with you wholeheartedly there.
Kindness and the need to be kind is very much on the agenda.
Keep writing FineB
A fine write Fine.
What an intriguing write about such negatives but somehow you maintain a positive vibe throughout. Maybe because i read your own comment beforehand.
Your piece leaves me feeling that it's all about a lack of respect for everything around us. Astonishingly, when i think about it, that lack of respect can be traced right back to lack of respect from mother to child..... and ask yourself... where does that lead to..... well i'm not hard and fast on the issue but i do see how it leads to the society you describe so well.
A disturbing, thought provoking read.
Hi Dusk Arising,
Many thanks for your interesting comments and thank you for reading.
Keep writing FineB
HI FRIEND ~ WE AGREE ! Seems like Planet Earth has become unsuitable for HUMANS ~ mainly due to HUMAN activity ! As you point out reasons could be ~
1. Too many People (7.5 billion & rising) not enought resources
2. Unemployed & desperate Poeple resorting to crime
3. People worried about the future *GLOBAL WARMING* etc become very unstable
4. Unsuitable WORLD LEADERS ~ Trump - Boris - Putin etc
STOP THE WORLD I WANT TO GET OFF !
BLESSINGS & Peace & Joy
Love A & B 🧡💙🧡💙🧡
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Hello Angela and Brian,
Thank you for comments and insights.
Thanks for reading.
Keep writing FineB
What a grand job you have done pulling so many current injustices, wrongs and predicaments together and drawing our attention to them.. N
Hi Neville,
Many thanks for your comments.
Much appreciated.
Keep writing FineB
The conditions besetting humans are described so well - - consideration and kindness do need first place then right vibes in life are worth every celebration.
Hello Fay,
Thank you for reading.
Much appreciated.
Keep writing FineB
Great poem! If all of us would just do one good deed a day, this world would be spectacular!
Hi Fred,
You're welcome.
Glad you enjoyed the poem.
In today's troubled world, we should make more of an effort to be kind to one another.
Keep writing FineB
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