Lon Wartman Poet Free verse

Notes About The Poem

I wrote the first “Reformation” in 2018 and have used it as a preface in two of my books of poetry.  “365 Joyful Poems” and “Smiles,” I swore at that time I wouldn’t write any more sad poems.  I just felt that the world had more than enough sadness, and hatefulness to go around and that my time would be better spent writing joyful poems.  I believe that many poems do not reflect the true joy of life and that we need to celebrate our lives more so than reflecting on all the sad and unhappy goings on in this world.  In this poem, I am coming full circle as I have recently been focusing on the unhappy changes that are occurring in our world.  I must admit that it has been a most difficult task.  I hope to soon break out of this mode and start anew. 

How My Life Has Changed

“How my life has changed”

 “Reformation”
I wrote a poem
A long time ago.
It was full of despair
And gray cloudy skies.
It made me cry.

I then saw a child,
Playing in a park,
Laughing and full of joy.
I wrote no more
Of gray cloudy skies.

“Reformation-2”
I wrote a poem 
The other day,
It was full of joy 
And sunny skies.
It made me smile.

I then saw a man
Ranting in a park,
Spewing hate and telling lies.
I could no longer write
Of bright sunny skies.
It made me cry.

Reformation-3
I hear the thunder
I see the lightning 
“Proud Boys” are marching,				
Cities are burning,
Blood flows in our streets.

My life was changed.
There is fire in my pen,
Its ink has turned red.
 
That is not who I am
That’s not what I do. 
For hate breeds hate,
Lies birth lies, 
Wrongs know no wrong.
And contempt fosters contempt.

My heart cries out
What am I to do?

I wrote a poem 
A long time ago...

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