Lord R. E. Taylor Poet Free verse

We Are Not Alone

We Are Not Alone

Where are we going?
Rushing around
Going everywhere and ending up nowhere
Do we have to move so fast?
Eating undercooked hamburgers and supersized Cokes
We do not talk to each other
We never notice the person standing right beside you
Even families talk through email and texts
Too busy to sit and talk even for a minute
Strangers and family remain strangers
It is like we are a civilization of one
Six billion independent souls who need no one
We do not notice the world that we live in
The sun rises and sets in beautiful colors
We never notice the sky unless we’re caught in a storm
Flowers share their natural beautiful colors
Their scents fill the air but no one stops to enjoy them
Life moves too fast for anything as trivial as that
We should take a moment and stop
Just one moment to notice the people we share Earth with
Stop and smell just one flower on the side of a building
In that moment you will know that there is a world out there
A planet of life for you to experience
And you will realize that you are not alone

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Dont Givein December 14, 2011 at 1:36 PM Really makes you stop to think about life. great job :)

Joseph Osita November 25, 2011 at 11:35 AM The so called civilization makes us live like animals. We no longer care for families or people in need. I really enjoyed this didactic verse. It is a question for entire humanity. Have a lovely day

Pavel Nichkov November 25, 2011 at 2:45 AM an evergreen preaching on the everlasting theme... actually perfectly useless for us people are just heartless machines more opponents and foes then partners and friends well done though, thanks P.