Open Your Eyes

Open your eyes and see the pain
Close them to refrain the horror,
open your eyes to see the destruction
close them to see peace,
open your eyes to see death,
close them to see life.

Why is this world backwards, All the negative found its way out of the dark of nightmares 
and into he reality of life.

Open your eyes to see starvation
close them to see relief,
open your eyes to see hate
close them to see love,
open your eyes to see grudges
close them to see forgiveness,

This world rotates the wrong way and all of us know it, yet we do nothing to send it back the 
right way.

From now on when you see a horrid scene, dont close your eyes, keep them open and make 
a change, make a random strangers day, hold a door, make a compliment, try to fix this 
world of misery and hate.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Raiken Avatar
July 19, 2011 at 7:15 PM
Possibly my favorite <3
Raiken Avatar
July 19, 2011 at 7:15 PM
Possibly my favorite <3
Dowdy Avatar
March 4, 2010 at 10:42 AM
i really like this one to.
Brown Avatar
March 4, 2010 at 4:21 AM
I am so happy your poetry is among the poetry I am reading this morning Dylan. I wish you a day full of love and inspiration. Love,Carol
Kendrick Avatar
March 3, 2010 at 1:45 PM
Yes, we should do at least one thing a day to make life better for another. Keep the creative pen flowing. Sara
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