Playing a Part

Tanya Wallace on Jul 2, 2009

Tags: aid, fact, Happiness, help, humanity, hypocrisy, love, memories, mortals, need, poem, Poetry, truth, violence, war, write, writer, Writing, Wrong

A poem about humanity and closing our eyes to its problems when it is necessary to open them.

Envy renders its ugly head
In all of our hearts
A shockwave of emotion
That can rip lives apart

Submitting you like a bird in cage
Willing to be set free
Endlessly searching
For how this came to be

Ignorance spoke of
Guile in so many mouths
Hyprocrisy does not respect
What life is all about

The truth has no meaning
When you have come upon this trap
Walking with your head down
Until you hear the fatal snap

With all of the violence round about
The word love I begin to doubt
Mortals die from foolish acts
Who said an eye for an eye is a fact

Have we closed our minds to the past
The bonds of hurt always last
It is easier to forgive
Then it is to forget
Even the faded memories
Cannot be tossed in a pit

It is better to serve in heaven
It is by far more worthy then ruling in hell
But how do we get around this barricade
We are all coming to know so well

Realizing what has been done wrong is a start
But in order to change things
We must all play a part

I am but one person
Just trying to speak
Left wondering where the happiness is
In which we all seek.

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ken bultman on Jul 2, 2009
Well written documentation of our times aptly illustrated with appropriate photos. Nice work.
clay hurtubise on Jul 2, 2009
Good job.
Thanks,
Clay
Darla Cooke on Jul 2, 2009
Very nice poem and I like the pics with it.
Sheila M on Jul 2, 2009
I always bring up this quote on pieces like this “Be the change you want to see in the world” So true, isn’t it? Very good piece!
Doug Oldfield on Jul 2, 2009
Well written and illustrated poem. Thanks for the read.
Tanya Wallace on Jul 2, 2009
Thanks for the comments I always appreciate them and enjoy finding out what kind of response I am going to have.
irishpen on Jul 2, 2009
This is stunning. And the world does need it’s eyes opened. Even praying, in your own ways, for those who need so much. I love this!
Just want to hug each of these people right thru the screen!
Ruby Hawk on Jul 2, 2009
I agree with you, We have to start somewhere.
Tanya Wallace on Jul 3, 2009
Thanks for your comments,I agree with Iirshpen,even a prayer would help greatly,it would mean we are thinking of those less fortunate then us.When I see a child who is suffering and their parents standing by unable to help them,suffering along with their children,it makes me sad and touches my heart everytime.
stumbleuponwriter on Jul 4, 2009
Beautifully written by you.. such reality is out there and lots of people need to be aware of such.. another good one from you, Mystify..
Lostash on Jul 5, 2009
Great piece here!
Francy on Jul 5, 2009
a love this piece of art…i think it is the best thing i have seen on Triond yet. We all must do our part in order to change our world for the better.
Keep sharing and wish all of us do our part. Thanks.

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