Shirley Hawkins Poet Rhyme

Upside Down

To us simpler folk
Why are others oblivious
And treat life as a joke
Power and greed
Is what drives them on
They feel a need
To torture everyone
To get their way
Whatever price others have to pay
In this upside-down world we all live in today.

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Caren Krutsinger May 23, 2022 at 8:47 AM I have often said that lately this world seems "upside down' where bullies are winning, sadly.

Rico Leffanta May 21, 2022 at 11:29 AM Watch children play, and you will see some were born to destroy and others were born to build. There is a right time and place for each . . . Aloha! Shirley Hawkins May 22, 2022 at 1:37 AM G'day Rico, I agree with you wholeheartedly.

Daisy Meadows May 21, 2022 at 1:23 AM A good poem. Well written. Shirley Hawkins May 22, 2022 at 1:39 AM Thank you, Jeanette, for your kind comment Take care. Shirley.