Simply Put

What a mad world we live in
How long will it take?
Before we realise
We all make mistakes.

No one is perfect
Most would agree
Perhaps we should try harder
To live in harmony

Responsibility is needed
To show care for all
If this is not heeded
We are heading for a fall

Too much greed and corruption
An unhealthy need for power
Causes fear and disruption
That worsens by the hour

There seems to be no end
To the dissension and unrest
I tend to think
We all need a rest

When will it end we ask?
The answer is always soon
Do we have to wait
Until the cow jumps over the moon?
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Krutsinger Avatar
November 20, 2020 at 6:22 PM
There goes a cow Shirley and she is jumping high! Oops. False alarm.
Hawkins Avatar
November 20, 2020 at 8:03 PM
Ha Ha! I am still smiling at your comment... If at first you don't succeed, try try try again...
Buhagiar Avatar
November 11, 2020 at 1:21 AM
Perhaps I'm a pessimistic (not all my poetry is though), but ever since the world began we have always searched for trouble. The joke is we always blame God. ~~
Hawkins Avatar
November 20, 2020 at 8:08 PM
Thank you for your comment Victor. I agree, God can't answer back...
Leffanta Avatar
October 31, 2020 at 1:14 PM
It certainly looks that way! Well said! Aloha! Rico
Hawkins Avatar
November 20, 2020 at 8:05 PM
Sadly...
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