A Fool — believed the Planet — paused —
To hear his private Cry —
As if the Hills — kept Sympathy —
For one so small as He —
He wrote his Sorrows — on the Wind —
The Wind — misplaced the Page —
The Ocean — with its thousand mouths —
Returned no Word — nor Rage —
The Stars — were occupied with Fire —
The Trees — with their own Green —
And Time — that ancient Murderer —
Forgot where He had been —
Yet still — He knocked on Nature’s Door —
With bleeding Hand — and Brow —
Until at last — the Silence spoke —
“We never knew You — Now —”
And in that vast Indifference —
More cold than any Grave —
He found the dreadful Liberty —
No Universe could save —
If you really cared— You would view humans as humans rather than disposable numbers to be tracked and replaced.
If you really cared, there wouldn't be tent cities growing like weeds in the shadows of skyscrapers that scrape heaven, while billionaires play astronaut in the name of "innovation".
If you really cared, mothers wouldn't have to choose between insulin and rent, between feeding their babies or keeping the lights on, rationing life itself like it's a luxury item, a premium subscription to breathing.
You write "liberty and justice for all" on every courthouse, but some "ALL’S" cost more than others, don't they? Some “ALL’S come with a credit check, a background screening, a ZIP code prerequisite.
If you really cared— the prison wouldn't be more packed than the classroom, the graveyards wouldn't be younger than the history books, and we wouldn't know the names of Black men and women only after hashtags turn them into tombstones.
You say you're the land of the free, but freedom's got a price tag, and it's in a currency most of us can't afford.
You said you loved me,
But you still left me,
And you took a piece of me with you,
And I want it back.
I gave you my heart,
But you broke it,
You took a sledgehammer to it,
And left me to pick it up piece by piece.
If you really loved me,
You would’ve accepted me,
If you cared enough,
You’d still smile at me.
Whenever I pass you,
You don’t even look at me,
Your eyes are cold,
And your heart is hardened.
In my hardest time,
You knocked me down,
You left me for dead,
With not one iota of emotion on your face.
From someone I know to someone I knew,
In the blink of an eye,
If you cared enough,
You’d still be here.
Just remember in the good times
All the joy and love we shared
But in the bad we prayed for hope
But saw despair
Oh the Lord did care for us so very much
He gave us many chances to repent
God followed all His children very close
In time His children did come to repent
Nerve
Now that you are gone, I ask myself if you
Ever loved me. You
Really played me for a fool. I must admit you have ice in your
Veins. You had the gall to convince me you
Even cared.
After the end of all the loudest times
A poet breathed in yet another breath
Finally prepared to present his rhymes
About love and hate, even life and death
Prepared to give stories with falls and climbs
To tell the tale of Mark, Calvin, and Seth
Many more indeed was planned to be told
Every story worth more indeed than gold
He went out giving stories from his lips
He told and put people in raptured spell
His normal words seemed to do tricks and flips
He gave stories from his deep inner well
He proclaimed heroics and he bowed dips
He did that until his endless joy fell
His great morale and hope not even spared
For behold not even one person cared
He begged and begged to those listeners dull
Each of those precious tales he tried to give
He tried, tried, to make those people’s lives full
They may have survived but refused to live
So the bard was forced to not save their souls
Each soul silent as under sedative
So, sorry to leave the hopeless, he left
Left unable to share those works so deft
I knew you cared
The moment we kissed
I felt the rush
We locked our lips
Said you’re the one
To heal my hurt
You left no doubt
Within my heart
I’ll put your picture in my locket
I’ll send you photos through the phone
I’ll give you heart shaped chocolate
So that you know you’re not alone
I’ll fly a rocket into space
Engrave your name on the moon.
If only someone cared about the struggles I face,
And not just the mistakes I have made and tried to erase,
They have judged me with their words and eyes,
And they have consumed my mind with their lies.
My dreams have been shattered and by those who should care,
Now I am left to wonder if things will always be as they appear.
An innocent child who had hopes and dreams,
Left confused and hopeless as nothing is as it seems.
Why did it have to be me in this situation?
I am at a loss for words and in a state of confusion.
How quickly I had to grow up in my mind,
As a loyal friend or mentor I could not find.
I hate to be confused about who I am or where I want to be,
And as alone as I feel I wish that there was someone who cared for me.
I search every face that I see just to find even one to erase my fears,
Yet here I am in this place and at this time all alone with only my
I wish you cared about how much I love you.
I love you with every bone in my body,
With every breath in my lungs,
Every thought in my mind,
And beat of my heart.
God gave me this ability to love.
The ability to love you fully,
To love you gently,
Unconditionally.
I wish you knew the feeling.
The feeling of loving someone so much,
So much that you feel their hurt,
Feel their heart,
Their life.
I love you so much that my world collapses without you.
My world collapses without your voice,
Collapses without tour scent,
Without your touch,
Your presence.
I wish you cared about how much I loved you.
I loved you with every bone in my body,
With every breath in my lungs,
Every thought in my mind,
And beat of my already damaged heart.
When all my dreams are about you, why don't you care a little about me
If I wasn't the person u expected, why don't you care a little bit
I tried to hate, hurt you but I end up loving you more
The words you've said always lingers in my head
The scars you've left is always there needing care but I know it can't be healed
The more I love the more pain I hold
The unsaid words, the longing shoulders and the vengeance is still seeking but will it happen?
If I can't be loved why don't you love me a little bit
You always hate the 'me' when I am still trying to do better
Will u love me if I was the person u expected?
Will u love me if I acted ?
I am an joker to act to make you smile
Only if you cared a little bit...
It was going smoothly back then until the storm swept in
People left my side, I was wondering why nobody checked in;
Things changed right before my eyes, it’s like a curse was let in
Praying to to sky with my head on my pillow, trying to hear why;
It was a long time before things starting making sense, I know
that’s a sign
The sadness felt so heavy in my heart, my eyes couldn’t stop from
crying
I’m only focused on going higher, moving away from the past
I used to think that the hellhole was always going to last
Some things still go over my head, there’s more I need to grasp
Dwelling so deep in my thoughts, it feels like I can get lost
In the abyss of emptiness, looking for something to fill for a cost
A lot of demons tried to trap me, at times I almost got caught
For my blood family
You made
think you cared.
That you would
Always be there for me
Then you stabbed
me in the back.
Like I was nothing to you
Watching me bleed
While you
Laughed in my face
Thinking you won.
But you haven't,
And you never will
The dilapidated chapel tolled its dirge.
Inside an old woman lay in a coffin.
No mourners came to pay their respects.
So easily forgotten by those
Who needed her most in days of old,
All relatives who should know better.
Now they had no money to inherit.
So they had long dismissed her from her needs.
Except for one who was her carer
And felt such pity to see her go.
Alone she lay there.
Death is irrevocable.
A poor woman gone
Hardly a decent coffin.
Let the small bells toll.
Not for the contest
Care too much for all
Feelings that are yours alone,
Soon you will see why
You always seemed so alone
Amongst those who'd never know.
If you ever cared
you were spiritually be there
always and mention by prayer
if you ever cared
you were physically be here
as much as possible no matter what
if you ever cared
you be a witness unconditionally
if you ever cared
You will, you will always-always forgive
if you ever cared
would you share your witness
if you ever cared you were acknowledged
Christ in your life God bless you more than once more than twice
if you ever cared
you would share your life
If you ever cared ...
Love you Lord my God, signed humanity
9/22/20
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr © 2020
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