Mark Koplin Poet Rhyme

One Side

I’ve got a great idea and let me stress that it’s great.
Why pick and choose history to delete or debate.
Let’s erase it all and have a fresh new start.
No more racism or hate, no more violence at heart.

Let’s burn it all down and just start from scratch.
Maybe God should kill us all and start a fresh batch.
Is that what we want? Is that what we need?
Why keep blaming the past and ignore all the greed?

Black and White, yellow and red, a purge in the streets.
Would that make you happy?  Would that make you complete?
Come on now, the madness must stop!
It’s not because of skin color and it’s not because of some cop.

Statues and pictures do not bring about hate.
Does a gun fire itself is this really our fate?
We need to pull our heads out and stop this divide.
We are all human beings, there is only one side.

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Rhonda Johnson-Saunders June 27, 2020 at 4:12 PM Yes, we all bleed the same. We learn history so we don't repeat the same mistakes. I hate to see the same hatred passed down from generation to generation. Thanks for sharing the love, Rhonda xx Mark Koplin June 28, 2020 at 5:47 PM We as a people need to focus on our future and positive thoughts.

Sand Blown June 27, 2020 at 12:58 PM a major philosophical/social problem with the two party political system is the never ending opposition...."it's us...against them"....every friggin issue.....stan sand Mark Koplin June 28, 2020 at 5:45 PM It would be nice for some middle ground

Tom Cunningham June 27, 2020 at 6:16 AM Well said Mark, colour means nothing, it's what's in a mans heart that counts. History we can't change, yeah mistakes were made there's no sugar coating it. But to make a better world for our children let's work together, one step at a time, we owe it to them. Enjoy your weekend Tom Mark Koplin June 27, 2020 at 6:41 AM My thoughts exactly. Thanks Tom be safe my friend