The world is in shambles; in tatters
as I walk, the clouds gather
The ashes of buildings and passions are scattered
is that a broken doll under those rocks?
it doesn’t matter
its owner isn’t coming back; she’s empty of laughter
this strewn shoe is clattered
with ruins of what has been shattered
it rains more these days
yet it doesn’t wash away the pain
it merely floods the streets until it dries
for there is no infrastructure to eliminate its destructive drive
the bombs are getting louder
the cries are silent; they would rather
stay unfound
the boy with a muddy face faltered
he did not want to see what has become of place he has grown up in
and he does not want to see his broken mother
or dying sister
from those fires and tear gases
Why? The question remains
without an answer
in the midst of this war
the dagger
was the only ending to this chapter
I look up to the sky
my eyes dry
When will it be my time?
To leave all of this behind
I’m weary
from being powerless
as I am weak, and without value
my only hope is that
perhaps the world will one day wake up
and stronger people will rise
from their daze
of Greed.
This is such a powerful and important poem. The other day I saw a visual representation of greed, where the Earth was being eaten by a fat person and there were children begging for food on the other side. I don’t think I have explained that well enough…
One of my faults is not being grateful for all that I have! You never fully appreciate something until you’ve lived without it. x
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I wonder what makes this come to surface. Being greedy I mean. It’s such an ugly concept. Sometimes we forget to be thankful since we tend to be forgetful, but it’s fine since we remember it soon enough =)
Well said!
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Thank you Nour!
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this poem is just 😍
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Thank you so much! Long time no see! How is being multilingual going? :3
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Being multilingual sucksss 😂 and i’ve had way too much going on in the past weeks. Needed a break, but glad to be back =)
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😂😂😂😂 might words from the nerd 😂😂
Well, hope whatever trouble your facing eases up and welcome back! =)
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yea real mighty 😂😂😂 thanks Nour 😊
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