Curtis Johnson Poet Free verse

Let's Be Clear

In my lifetime,
I have observed and
witnessed some evil things.
Many were news reports, but
some were eye-witness melees.
One notable travesty was the
implementation of 'A Clearing'.
It was called ethnic cleansing,
but there was absolutely nothing
cleansing about slaughterous murder.
Like so much garbage, being cleared
from our living quarters; one people
claiming to be purer than another.
How despicable of us mortals created
in the image of an awesome and loving God
who through His son said, "There is none good;
no, not one". Clear the air we breathe of poisonous
toxins if you will. Clear the rivers and waterways
of debris and waste. But be very clear about this:
There are multitudes of undesirable things and myriads
of non-mortal despicables in need of mass clearings.
But the clearing out of people by any means deemed
less than another is not one of them. Ethnic cleansing
is mass suicide. Let us love, cherish, and care for one
another and leave human clearings and cleansings to God.

021023PSCtest, 'The Clearing'. Craig Cornish

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Sara Kendrick February 18, 2023 at 4:15 AM I wonder if this is by Craig or is it your work about Craig's writing. I do like it and the ideas behind it. Thanks for sharing. Sara, Oh!! I see it is for a contest by Craig. Sorry about that. Reads like a good contender to me. Way to go. Curtis Johnson February 20, 2023 at 8:33 AM Thank you, Sara, for your kind comment.