I Call It As I See It
We are what we are, at any given point in our life
Everything we do that moment, is it based on choice
Mostly influenced by knowledge, innate feelings as well
My circumstances make decisions, if living becomes a hell
What is needed for one, may be different for another
Knowing right from wrong, is immaterial when we suffer
Holding good intentions, when the worlds falling to pieces
Trying to avoid temptation, watching others indulge caprices
Needs must be met, where entire families depend
Choice goes out the window, when no money to spend
This is not greed or avarice, a forced desperate situation
Different the whole world over, in each and every generation
Is it possible love can overcome, bring eternal equality
Sorry when looking at history, mostly I see abject poverty
Which’s worse, burn down the amazon to make grazing fields
Or be the owner of its namesake, amassing billions on the yields
Disparity between nations, just leads to endless wars
Colonization of whole continents, we still bear open scars
I look to the future, No! what’s the point, if already written
Deus ex machina will you intervene, I’d love to, but forbidden
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21/01/2021
Copyright © David Kavanagh | Year Posted 2021
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