Domestic Violence Domestic War
while there is man,
there will be violence,
while there is man,
there will be war,
history, in it self has
made little impact
your future? your kids?
whats in store?
for some mans' desire for power
at any price family destruction,
he'll protect his pride with corruption!
domestic violence, at the forefront,
war at societies backdoor,
tell me, is mans' lack of self-esteem
lack of understanding
lack of communication
his anti-social behavior
is he a co-dependant cripple?
what excuse shall you give him?
domestic violence, is war
dispersion of a family-
community disruption
for man, the few are getting fewer
maybe soon there will be none
more and more children, as a result
are getting left behind,
families, the community, and maybe
even the globe could relax
if man reduced the domestic violence
and stopped military attacks
...stopped sharing lethal weapons...
...with hostile foreign neighbors...
allowing men to be boys...and boys
with lethal weapons are just that
"the dummy with a violent pacifier"
if man took care of his own-
his own can take care of the world?
who is to blame for all the violence,
listen! listen! as it creeps up behind
us its deafening...
I hear silence...
...silence predicted for this
world...
Copyright © Eileen R. Kelly | Year Posted 2007
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