Shout It Out
Don’t Let the Minority Rule
As rules are made to be broken
Words are made to be spoken
Yet the majority remain silent
As the minority remain violent
We each have our ways and beliefs
S0 share them and bring about relief
Speak up when unnecessary harm is done
Shout your convictions neath moon and sun
For if we see evil and turn our faces
We perpetuate their misbegotten cases
This is how Auschwitz came to be
Because most covered their eyes refusing to see
When a bully picks on someone smaller
Step up, hold him back, be the problem solver
Keep abreast of the world outside your door
So you know when we needs do more
When someone tries to enacts laws unjust
Vote them down, we truly must
Step up, stand forth, voice your anger
Step back from the precipice of societal danger
Without burning and looting from innocents
Just take a breath and use common sense
When intolerance is put forth as pride
Refuse to sit back and go for the ride
Get off the couch and step into the street
With friends, neighbors, even strangers, meet
Share your ideas but understand other views
Shake the hand of those different in every pew
We can reach agreement and tolerance as people
Even with those worshipping neath a different steeple
But not if we sit back, our truth unspoken
Letting hatred continue to keep humanity broken
About the Creator
Andrew C McDonald
Andrew McDonald is a 911 dispatcher of 30 yrs with a B.S. in Math (1985). He served as an Army officer 1985 to 1992, honorably exiting a captain.
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Comments (12)
Wonderful! And so well said. Congrats on the TS.
This is such a wonderfully written poem with an uplifting message, great work Andrew!! I love the rhyme scheme and tour vocabulary choices, very well said! Congrats on Top Story!
Wonderfully said and so, so important. Congrats on your Top Story.
Perfectly written and a brilliant message we should take stock from 🤍 Congrats on TS! I am so glad more people will see it!
An excellent approach for sharing this kind of message. Congratulations on the Top Story status!
This is a mantra for life if ever I've read one. This was excellently written with so much good sense and feeling, it made me warm inside. If only, eh, Andrew? If only....
Well written and so true. As my husband often quotes “All it takes for evil to flourish is for good men to do nothing.”
I really like your message of not being indifferent and shutting your eyes to injustice
This needs to be on signs across the country. Absolutely perfectly said. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Everybody should hear this!! So well done. 'Yet the majority remain silent, As the minority remain violent' are two incredible lines.
Whoaaaa, I loved this so much! Was this written for Poppy's new challenge? If it wasn't, here's the link to her challenge. I'll leave the link the comment below
The flow and rhyme are marvelous and the poem is uplifting!!! Love it!!!💕❤️❤️