Brighten Today By Changing Tomorrow

Today a small hand  grips a gun
Yesterday a small hand shook a rattle

Today a heart blackened by rage
Yesterday a heart thirsted for love

Today a mind lost in confusions abyss
Yesterday a mind hungered for knowledge

Today a soul wounded by constant torment
Yesterday a soul groped for the light of hope

Today a frigid pair of unrelenting eyes
Yesterday a warm pair of innocent eyes

Today, a bullet claims one life
Tomorrow, the chair of justice will take another
Yesterday, social complacency murdered two
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Davis Avatar
July 11, 2014 at 9:49 PM
Kim A strong, powerful, truthful and heart wrenching write on what our world is becoming. Thank you for the nice comment on my Suicide Story poem
Morrison Avatar
July 11, 2014 at 10:29 PM
Thank You and you are welcome. Suicide is a painful and difficult topic, but you nailed it. The heart wrenching nature of it made me think of a poem I wrote on spouse abuse called "Woman In The Window.
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April 29, 2013 at 2:45 AM
- Enjoy your day today ..... we know nothing about tomorrow. - A fine poem to read. - oxox / / Anne-Lise :)
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