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Does Anyone Care

Does anybody truly care
that the world is falling apart?
And kids are shot and killed in schools
by other children, toting guns.

Politicians are liars, yet
does anybody truly care?
And yet, climate change ravages our
overpopulated planet.

While human interactions wane,
kids connect on the World Wide Web.
Does anybody truly care
that social skills aren't progressing?

The future forecasts droughts and plagues
yet, no one seems to be concerned.
And if humanity dies off;
does anybody truly care?

Copyright © Emile Pinet | Year Posted 2020

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Eve Roper Date: 3/18/2020 5:04:00 PM perfect example for the contest. I've not entered, but I do need to try... Please stay safe. Hugs Eve Login to Reply Emile Pinet Date: 3/18/2020 5:34:00 PM Thanks Eve, I appreciate your comments my friend, Emile.

Seeker Shadow Date: 3/12/2020 2:39:00 PM Seems that topics such as this create a void in trying to cover so much in such a short space. You did a very good job by enticing the mind to travel further. Great work. Login to Reply Emile Pinet Date: 3/18/2020 5:33:00 PM Thanks Seeker, I appreciate your comments my friend, Emile.

Lochan Chugh Date: 3/6/2020 2:44:00 AM I think, People do care about it; But they feel unable or too small to make any changes. But they forget “It is the small droplets that make the ocean.” Overall, great work . I am preety much affected. Login to Reply Emile Pinet Date: 3/6/2020 8:38:00 AM Thanks Lochan, I appreciate your comments my friend, Emile.

Tamanna Ferdous Date: 3/1/2020 8:45:00 PM It is a huge effort. There are minuscule efforts, will those be acknowledged or recognized? My world is small and personal, I feel it one way, someone with vast knowledge and wider perception would explain in different way. But both lead to a way- a way toward progression, not a word to humiliate or manipulate. Thanks for your poem. Login to Reply Emile Pinet Date: 3/2/2020 9:24:00 AM Thanks Tamanna, I appreciate your comments my friend, Emile.

Carolyn Devonshire Date: 2/25/2020 11:29:00 AM We see our planet in a state of decline and wish there were more we could do to protect it, Emile. If enough people "care," then global warming and pollution will be addressed. We're running out of time to save Earth. Excellent poem! Best wishes, carolyn Login to Reply Emile Pinet Date: 2/25/2020 5:16:00 PM Thanks Carolyn, I appreciate your comments and I agree with what you say my friend, Emile.

Reason A. Poteet Date: 2/16/2020 1:47:00 PM Have always loved the quatern for emphasis. You did it beautifully Emile with a sincere pledge for someone to step up to the front lines and act. Thanks for sharing. Login to Reply Emile Pinet Date: 2/16/2020 4:51:00 PM Thanks Reason, I appreciate your encouraging comments my friend, Emile.

Krish Radhakrishna Date: 2/11/2020 3:44:00 PM Great poem that addresses all the immediate and future concerns! Well compiled. Thanks for setting an example for the contestants to follow. I shall see if I get the inspiration to write on the topic. Currently quite dismayed by world politics in general! Login to Reply Emile Pinet Date: 2/12/2020 8:30:00 AM Thanks Krish, I appreciate your comments my friend, Emile.

Charles Messina Date: 2/11/2020 6:54:00 AM Great example for your contest, Emile. A thought provoking and well written statement and poem. All the best my friend. -Charlie BTW, I've been enjoying your book :) Login to Reply Emile Pinet Date: 2/11/2020 8:35:00 AM Thanks Charles, I appreciate your support and I'm so happy to hear you are enjoying my book, I read your book as well and found it to be an enjoyable experience, you are a talented poet my friend, Emile.

Lonna Blodgett Date: 2/10/2020 1:02:00 PM Good message Emile. It seems to me like the human race, and in turn the world is going through a real and terrible transition. But it also seems to me as cruel as it seems that we need to go through it to replenish all that we have taken away. It is surely a time for us to let go and at the same time give back. It is an awkward dance. Thank you for all the great words! Lonna Login to Reply Emile Pinet Date: 2/10/2020 3:40:00 PM Thanks Lonna, I appreciate your comments and I must say I agree with you my friend, Emile.

Connie Marcum Wong Date: 2/8/2020 9:07:00 PM I think people do care they just feel powerless to make changes when the politicians don't listen to help us change the laws. We recycle most everything and conserve water, things that the general public never used to think about. Excellent example Emile. xxoo Login to Reply Emile Pinet Date: 2/9/2020 8:08:00 AM Thanks Connie, I appreciate your comments my friend, Emile.

Andrea Dietrich Date: 2/7/2020 7:15:00 PM excellent message and form that you used for it, emile. yes, we are going to feel the horrible effects one day. I think we just go through our days living in the now because it's all too scary to think about. I am so glad you liked my sonnet. Thanks for the win. Login to Reply Emile Pinet Date: 2/8/2020 7:53:00 AM Thanks Andrea, I agree with what you are saying, write me a poem that expresses that opinion my friend, I look forward to reading it, Emile.

Constance La France Date: 2/7/2020 6:28:00 PM Emile, excellent poem and thought provoking, is anyone listening and if so do they care... great example for your contest _Constance Login to Reply Emile Pinet Date: 2/8/2020 7:50:00 AM Thanks Constance, I look forward to reading you new entry my friend, Emile.

John Watt Date: 2/7/2020 5:57:00 PM A powerful write, Emile. Very current. I like the quatern form and how smoothly you inject the refrain at different places within the quatrain. Maybe check the spelling of 'no one' on line 14? Cheers ~ John Login to Reply Emile Pinet Date: 2/7/2020 6:12:00 PM Thanks John, I appreciate you catching that typo my friend, Emile.