Walking Backwards
I look backwards I look forward
I look all around
I look left and right
chaos is all to be found
someone at this second is murdered
someone at this second is raped
just watching the news
makes me want to pray
you cant park your car on the street anymore
you can't go out at night
you can't walk down the road anymore
alone in broad daylight
this world should be moving forwards
and not backwards anymore
people need to be more nice
and bring more love and less war
how hard is it to pay excuse me
rubbing shoulders'walking by?
being nice is so easy to do
people need to give it a try
the government saying
what we can or can not do
America used to be free
but that is no longer true
a child rapist is charged again
then he was set free
while ppl sit in jail for unpaid fines
that sounds backwards to me
punishing everyone with guns
because of one person's psychotic act
...it's not the gun it's the person
everyone with common sense knows that
registered sex offenders as our neighbors- man what a relief
the law says they've paid their dues
but that's just what they want to believe
people being shot all around
because the color of their face
I believe everyone should be loved
no matter what the race
people all over struggling
not enough money for bills to be paid
I think this country is going under
too many changes to be made
oil spills, chemical factories
and the ocean is filled with trash
at this rate 50 years from now
this world will be ash
it takes so much energy to hate
I wish everyone could see
life would go more smoothly
if you do unselfish deeds
when you see someone struggling
offer a hand to help
if the tables were turned
wouldn't you want that for yourself?
there are many things you can't change
but try hard at the things you can
you have a special place in this world
you are part of a bigger plan
part of the plan to take our lives back
part of the plan to do what's right
part of the plan to walk safely
down the street in the day or night
I was taught to hold on to love
and I should never hate
together everyone could turn this around
it is never too late
it's time to take one step forward
and no longer take any back
this country, this world, our children's' future is at stake
and that is a fact
Copyright © Jamie Frost | Year Posted 2015
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