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J.L Carpenter Poem
My Heart Died A Little Bit Today
My heart died a little bit today
I watched the news and felt it skip a beat
Seeing the death and destruction on the streets
I remembered back when things seemed right
And tried to figure out when I first noticed the slide
Where was I when my country cried?
My heart died a little bit today
It didn’t seem that long ago
But I’m getting confused and not sure I know
There were other times, I’m now remembering
I was lost in my mind and not able to cope
But this seems different – like there is no hope.
My heart died a little bit today
How could this have happened while we just lived our life.
We’ve lost our way and can’t see the strife
Yet it’s all around and hard to miss
But we’re all going on doing the stuff we must
While our leaders have stumbled and lost our trust.
My heart died a little bit today
It’s like we’re drifting in a sea of hate and divide
While serious things keep slipping aside
Simple decisions are hard to make without a fight
Working together seems not an option any more
People are thinking and talking about a civil war.
My heart died a little bit today
We can now see our globe from afar
And know that all our life depends on a little star
We’ve lost respect for land and water
The air we breathe -- the animals and seed
Have lost their value and been replaced with greed.
My heart died a little bit today
It’s becoming hard to find the truth
And I fear what will become of the world’s youth
It is now okay to ignore the facts and make things up
Education and learning may fail to meet the test
As officials and leaders claim they know best.
My heart died a little bit today
We see the oceans rise, the ice melt and the sun beat down
Yet some in power simply reply with a silly frown
They claim it’s a hoax, an international trick and a university scam
Their goals are uncertain but they confuse the masses and increase the gasses
Now with victory at hand they smile with glee and hoist their glasses
My heart died a little bit today
I try to imagine what the rest of the world perceives.
What happened to the global leader of the free world they believed?
Disrupting partnerships, breaking agreements and doing deals
Some countries and individuals may see opportunity and financial gain
But many I suspect may think we’ve gone insane
My heart died a little bit today
We have a new style that seems to be catching on
Civility, statesmanship, politeness and respect are all but gone
Bullying, bigotry, name calling, lying without guilt are now accepted
There’s no excuse; it seems senseless and cruel
But with leadership’s endorsement it is becoming the rule.
My heart died a little bit today
By hook or crook they’re now in control and arrogant in style
Previous enemies shed hate and disgust as they fall into single file
The rest of us wait with our fate in the balance as suspicion abounds
They insist they will act with our best interest in mind
But the actions we witness seem counter to promises and more mastermind.
My heart died a little bit today
I now feel a little hollow, sad and confused – extremely perplexed
Not knowing quite how to react or what to say – seriously vexed
It’s unfamiliar, strange, odd, weird, baffling and inexplicable
My faith and trust is now buried deep in the past
As I hope the Founders’ wisdom and written structures will last.
My heart died a little bit today. . .
Copyright © J.L Carpenter | Year Posted 2016
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J.L Carpenter Poem
Here we are at the close of the year and the start of another.
But, the coming years could be like no other.
Throughout this past year we debated and snickered
As the parade of candidates continued to dicker.
We were subjected to discourse we couldn’t believe
Bullying, name-calling, and lies meant to deceive.
And then there were wikis and secrets revealed
And who would have thought tax returns could be concealed.
Just as we thought there could be no end to it
There’s FBI revelations, Russian hacking and more bulls**t.
It was all weird and crazy stuff we’d never seen before
We cast our votes and prayed for a massive outpour.
We watched with hope as the results trickled in
And our hearts died a little at the impossible win.
How could it be? We were all so perplexed.
Half of us could only imagine what could possibly be next.
Happy New Year seems wishful and somewhat trite
But we have to be strong and brace for the fight.
For surely the systems which have long been in place
Will protect our values and the whole human race.
Copyright © J.L Carpenter | Year Posted 2016
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Hello my Bro, it seems long ago
We didn’t know but it started way back when
And now, I sure wish I could see you again
After all those years when our lives were apart
We finally met and were just going to start
A life together with all those ideas
I sure wish I could see you again
Life is strange and it’s hard to figure.
Who pulls the chains or squeezes the trigger
We’ll never know who makes the decisions
When it’s our time to leave or further our visions.
It all started a long time ago
At the end of the war in small town club
Where lovers met and cut a rug
They danced to the big bands and drank their beers
Their hearts were free again and they lost their fears
They had survived and life went on
But their feelings were deep for the ones that were gone.
Life is strange and it’s hard to figure.
Who pulls the chains or squeezes the trigger
We’ll never know who makes the decisions
When it’s our time to leave or further our visions.
We were born but we never met
We lived our lives not knowing each other
Until many years later I found my Brother
Someone determined our time had arrived
The moon and the stars were aligned, and we began to merge our lives
It was a different time, but a good time as we explored our past
We talked, shared thoughts and friends and assumed it would last
Life is strange and it’s hard to figure.
Who pulls the chains or squeezes the trigger
We’ll never know who makes the decisions
When it’s our time to leave or further our visions.
We began to have fun and shared our minds
Over those few years we explored mankind,
Went campin’ and drinkin’ and scouted old places
But the good times were short and turned to embraces.
It’s like a dream where you wake and say
I can’t remember the ending in the light of day
But, I sure wish I could see you again
Life is strange and it’s hard to figure.
Who pulls the chains or squeezes the trigger
We’ll never know who makes the decisions
When it’s our time to leave or further our visions.
So I’m left here without you and ponder all that we missed
Growing older and trying to understand the reasons to persist
How special it was that short time we had but it was taken away
A life thief named “C” whose purpose still causes dismay
I think about you always and will forever remember your grin
But, I sure wish I could see you again.
Life is strange and it’s hard to figure.
Who pulls the chains or squeezes the trigger
We’ll never know who makes the decisions
When it’s our time to leave or further our visions.
Copyright ©2017
Copyright © J.L Carpenter | Year Posted 2017
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