On Personal Responsibility

On Personal Responsibility

By Elton Camp

When Godzilla rises from the sea
In mortal danger, Tokyo will be

Because he is so filled with rage
He goes on a destructive rampage

He brings violence to them all
Mighty skyscrapers will fall

People stomped under his feet
Even armies he is able to defeat

Godzilla wishes that some man
His problem could understand

With terror he’s forced to reign
Due to inward, gnawing pain

Poor Godzilla was neglected as a child
Dad lizard’s negligence makes him wild

Thus, periodically he must gain relief
Even if it brings many others to grief

Society, as a whole, should feel shame
For his actions, others are to blame

For the Boston bomber it's the same
Show him mercy is the lawyer's claim

The things he did weren't okay
But others sent him on that way
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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June 19, 2015 at 5:32 AM
Elton, Same in Charleston reflected in my poem. Are you related to Camp Lumber in Franklin, VA or Camp Ground Cemetery in Batesville, Arkansas? Jim Horn
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