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This World That Takes

This World That Takes

I gave too much.
A chalice filled to the brim,
pouring over,
love spilling, although unasked for,
but the world took it anyway.

It takes.
All it does is take.
It absorbs every light, every warmth,
leaving none to spare, none to return.

People—so consumed by their mirrors,
worshipping their own reflections.
Social media becomes their altar,
their source of love, their sense of giving.
They pour themselves into screens,
into curated images, fleeting likes,
forgetting that we stand here,
in the real world, arms outstretched,
offering love, offering compassion.
But they don’t see us.
They can’t see past the glow of their screens.

I believed in love, in giving, in healing.
I thought the world could change,
that it could soften beneath the weight of care.
But this world grinds those who love
into dust.
It chews through the tender,
spits out the remains.

Perhaps it’s not me who is broken.
Perhaps it’s the world.
This world isn’t good enough for me.
For a heart that holds oceans,
for love immeasurable for unyielding soil.
Perhaps the fault isn’t mine,
but in the world that took and never saw.
Still, I wonder—
how much longer can I pour myself out,
before I fade into the very dust it leaves behind?


Written by:Hannah McMorris

Copyright © Hannah McMorris | Year Posted 2024


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Date: 1/18/2025 5:37:00 PM

Hannah you have surely shown the boundaries of the best of us as the world changes some and champions the rest. We are a either a brick or a mortar, very interesting piece..
Date: 1/5/2025 9:06:00 AM

Awesome thoughts written here. Welcome to the Soup Hannah love your poetry. You are so right in expressing your feelings about this world and the people in it. It is all about them and they will take until there is no more to take rarely ever giving back. God bless you for expressing your truths. This is a favorite..
Date: 12/31/2024 2:10:00 AM

Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Welcome to Poetry Soup. I welcome you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
Date: 12/28/2024 7:56:00 PM

Hannah, What is it about this season that pulls words from depths where mere voice fails? Very nice ones. -Richard

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