Where Is Our Humanity?

Accidental Poet



All through the history of man

Confrontations would arise

Cavemen with clubs

And fierce warnings in their eyes

 

Modern man so far from

His barbaric ancestor

And yet has he to learn

To tame his wild temper

 

That his anger

Should feed on itself

And fear is power he craves

In his new found wealth

 

Over thousands of years

Weapons in the hands of man

Warriors eager to kill

Blood spills where they stand

 

A powder that burns

In quantity it explodes

Bullets propelled

When in the barrel it loads

 

The right to bear arms

A law as old as the hills

Don’t argue with the trigger

No matter of the life it kills

 

Why then

In this day and age

Must man need weapons

The tools of his rage

 

By now modern man

Should know the value of peace

With respect for all life

For all wars to cease

 

All too often

Someone dies from a bullet

We could make laws to protect life

But will it?

 

It would seem that

He who worships the trigger

Spreads this infectious disease 

Morally, it just doesn’t figure

 

Who are we to bring end to

Mother Nature's serenity?

The lifeforce to planet Earth

Where is our humanity?

 

Copyright © Accidental Poet 2015

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  • Poetic Dan

    Coming back to this.....

    • Poetic Dan

      So glad I came back to finish this wonderful expression for life, sad to think we need to make laws to protect it!
      It's there from the beginning we just had to keep it!

      • Accidental Poet

        Thanks Dan. Always appreciate your thoughts.

      • Saxon Crow

        Hit the nail right on the head with this excellent piece of poetry here AP. Brilliant!

        • Accidental Poet

          Thank you Sax. Don't mean to piss off anyone, but I just don't see the need for guns in the world. Guns, bombs, nukes, or any life harming system has no place among modern society.

          • Saxon Crow

            Agreed my friend

          • Goldfinch60

            Such a very powerful question AP, humanity has been taken form many in the quest for power in our world. Maybe one day humanity will come back and all will be well - maybe.

            Andy

            • Accidental Poet

              I'm normally an optimistic type, but I'm beginning to wonder if the innocent will ever overcome the tendency of greedy, self-centered, power hungry morons in the world. But as they say, there's always hope.

            • Orison

              Thought provoking words....thanks for this one AP

              • Accidental Poet

                Thank you Orison, for reading and your comment. ; )

              • Kim C.

                The unfortunate actuality of a broken world. The consequences of a sinful environment. It’s certainly difficult to find congruity here on planet Earth. A job well done, AP.

                • Accidental Poet

                  Thank you Kim. Much appreciated. ; )



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