Except For You And Me

There is a decision, that involves our life,
the hurts and pains, the misery and strife.
 As you know, both good and bad we be,
but the only wrongs in this world, is in others, that we see.
 In this world as we live, when with each other, we fight,
we spread those seeds of darkness, instead of spreading the light.
 Those things we say, how they kill the heart,
as we justify ourselves, we hold others guilty of their part.
 The subtle ways, that we don’t seem to see,
how the darkness uses others, except for you and me.
 We are all alike, but we don’t see the same way,
there is a decision to make, before that final day.
 We are both, good and bad you see,
the way we live, is just how we be.
 Good or bad, is the choice, that we have to face,
for life is the price, at the end of our race.
 The decision that we make, leads to life or death, you see,
if we willingly, continue to live as both, we will live in misery.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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