I Looked & Saw

rrodriguez

I looked at the earth

And I saw the innocent blood

I looked at the skies

And I saw death come down quickly

I looked at the mountains

And I saw the cruel devastation

I looked and there were no birds

And I saw that they had disappeared

I looked at the fertile field

And I saw a cemetery of bones

I looked at the people

And I saw in their eyes despair

I looked at the mothers

And I saw tears of pain

Lord, what can I do?

 

In the middle of war,

In the middle of death,

In the middle of devastation,

In the middle of desolation,

In the middle of loneliness,

In the middle of famine,

In the middle of despair,

In the middle of the pain?

 

And He told me,

 

Seek peace with everyone,

Share love without measure,

Help build cities,

Pray for the birds to sing,

Plow the wounded land,

Love to bring hope,

Wipe every tear from their eyes,

In this way the world will be changed!

  • Author: rrodriguez (Offline Offline)
  • Published: March 3rd, 2018 23:32
  • Comment from author about the poem: When will it stop?
  • Category: Reflection
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  • Goldfinch60

    Amen.

  • Michael Edwards

    A super write and love the line: 'Plow the wounded land'.

  • Lorna

    So many of us feel this way and it's such a small percentage of people that hold the power and never let it happen........

  • rrodriguez

    Thank you Diamond for you comment. Alwsys very incisive.



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