Arguments egged on, can escalate into violence.

Friends
Lost in anger
Fighting over
Silly things
.
And the birds passed
Stopped
And picked their worms
.
Some
Saw the scene
And wagered seeds
.
Soon
Blood was spilling
Someone came
Asked some questions
.
And the birds flew

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Comments (22)
  • krrymarie on Aug 17, 2010

    nice poem!

  • Jenny Heart on Aug 17, 2010

    Well done!

  • ashan1614 on Aug 17, 2010

    We do tend to sweat the small stuff dwell on it until it escalates out of control.

  • Lex92 on Aug 17, 2010

    Beautiful! birds always seem to fly away when you come near then lol

  • buenavida on Aug 17, 2010

    It takes a lot of skill to be able to tell a story with so few words. Excellent piece of poetry. :)

  • pattiann on Aug 17, 2010

    Beautiful poem

  • pattiann on Aug 17, 2010

    Beautiful poem.

  • Ruby Hawk on Aug 17, 2010

    well done,

  • Henry James on Aug 17, 2010

    Good imagery

  • Raj the Tora on Aug 17, 2010

    a tiny story in a beautiful poetry

  • PARAM on Aug 17, 2010

    Lovely poem.

  • carissimi on Aug 18, 2010

    wow

  • Lord Banks on Aug 18, 2010

    A good comment on mankind! good work. LB

  • BC Doan on Aug 18, 2010

    I like the images through your words!

  • The SMS Man on Aug 18, 2010

    Very imaginative. Nice!

  • drelayaraja on Aug 18, 2010

    Lovely poem :) Great story.

  • sandcastle on Aug 28, 2010

    nice poem!

  • SharifaMcFarlane on Sep 11, 2010

    Too bad people can’t just walk away from an argument. Good imagery.

  • 1hopefulman on Sep 13, 2010

    I am very honored that you all read this poem, thanks!

  • RAJEEV BHARGAVA on Sep 17, 2010

    i took an instant liking to this poem. it is really well composed and i enjoyed reading it. :)

  • 1hopefulman on Dec 7, 2010

    Thanks Rajeev!

  • Phoenix Montoya on Jan 24, 2011

    Nice message here, thanks. Another good job!

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