The lines that divide us
Are the ones that we create
They are not sustained
Unless you make them stand
As you can see
Only the acknowledgement
Gives that division
The power to exist
Don’t let hatred or fear
Be a part of thee;
This time will also pass
Just hold your hopes high
Even as one
You can change the world
As your world
Transforms around thee.
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Author:
Dolphine (Pseudonym) (
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- Comment from author about the poem: This picture is the Potala Palace in Tibet China (formally the home of the Dalai Lama); the world changes constantly, even in paradise. My intention is to send messages to ALL that I can... I hope to open consciousness in people, so we can stop those horrible back warded divisions and have a better future to evolve as intelligent and loving beings. I wish one day we could life in our own world without fear, hatred, and racism or just pure resent for passed things. I hope to live a better present and a happy future, together as one; maybe I'm just a dreamer, but as Lennon said "I'm not the only one". .
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I agree, that you shouldn't let hatred or fear destroy the precious, and yet and all, there are lines drawn, without trying, by the differences in beliefs, like one another though we may, sadly.
Well as I say in this poem; there are only differences strong enough to divide us if we continue to put hatred and fear before us and don't use our hearts to see pass that, so the lines and divisions disappear and we can transform our world. That's what I hope.
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Dolphine
I suppose, thinking about it, you are desiring something like charity......we might try to give it, and that's the best we can do. And true charity holds to the truth,....lines and divisions will stand there too.
No, I'm not talking about charity. I'm talking about understanding and openness. The more you think you are the only one holding the truth; the less you see the big picture and then you put the lines and the divisions. You see it's not about who is right and who is wrong is about ALL of us being part of something to allow division or hatred.
I hope one day you can see with your heart and not with words.
Well I just have this opinion, you can discard it, and it’s up to u.
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Dolphine.
No, I'm not talking about charity. I'm talking about understanding and openness. The more you think you are the only one holding the truth; the less you see the big picture and then you put the lines and the divisions. You see it's not about who is right and who is wrong is about ALL of us being part of something to allow division or hatred.
I hope one day you can see with your heart and not with words.
Well I just have this opinion, you can discard it, and it’s up to u.
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Dolphine.
This is a personal view, no more no less.
And pls do not take this in a bad way is not my intetion at all, I just want to clarify my point of view.
Best,
Dolphine.
Certainly, let us not in our discussion about lines and divisions, then put them betwixt ourselves....thanks for your interaction on this poem and I hope I have not annoyed you.
I love the message conveyed. It strikes a chord in all humanity, universally. Prejudice is the root of division (so is my belief), and if everyone were taught love and tolerance, Earth might be a more peaceful world.
Thank you so much! .. you just nailed it; that is exactly my intention in this poem.
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Dolphine.
Your well written poem reminded me of the quote 'Freedom is the expression of the creative in life. It is neither an inherent right nor a hard-won value. It is a law of being, lacking which there would be no evolution, no progress, no civilisation, only primal chaos set in permanence.'
Hey;
Thank you so much for these comments; my intention is to send messages to all that I can... I hope to open consciousness in people, so we can stop those horrible back warded divisions and have a better future to evolve as intelligent and loving beings.
I wish one day we could live in our own world without fear, hatred, and racism or just pure resent for passed things.
I hope to live a better present and a happy future, together as one; maybe I'm just a dreamer, but as Lennon said "I'm not the only one".
Best
Dolphine.
I liked the strong sense of optimism conveyed through the last lines. We all desire worldly brotherhood but often hesitate to take the first step.It would have been easier to blur the lines and disparities if we could transform our psychology to have a holistic view of the world!
Beautifully presented,honestly enjoyed reading it!
Thank you!, Well I want to believe that we are capable to see beyond hate; because there is so much beauty around us as well, we need to cherish that too.
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Dolphine
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