In the heart of everyone of us a
darkness doth abide.
With love and care do some of us
the darkness seek to hide.
Yet covering a wound alone
won't make it go away.
So how then does a man propose
to hide his hate today.
When then shall mankind awake
to this travesty called life.
Must the whole world first be shaken
by the giant known as strife.
The homeless breed the hungry
and the rich deny the poor.
The masses fight for money
and death is at the door.
Our salvation lies in realization
our eyes must soon be opened.
For every man in every nation
must let his heart be softened.
As one consigned to harmony
man must seek to fell the giant,
Strife must live no more.
About the Creator
PK Rankin
I am a father, husband, worker, traveler, philosopher, lifelong learner, and poet who believes that you can do anything you put your mind to. I am a lover of freedom, a respecter of life, an eclectic dreamer, and eternal optimist.
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Rain didn’t stop Mala. Swaddling for Edgar covered the baby boy’s body and she held her other son’s, Burton, six-year-old hand. The mud, muck, and mire didn’t hinder her from staying on course with her mission. From Pennsylvania, they all trekked to get closer and closer to land that was never promised but simply implied. Each step produced more mud caked around her sneakers. She didn’t care. Her rucksack provided them protein packs to put into plastic bottles and nuts and berries and dried meats to keep their muscles in good health. Water hydrated. She rested. The baby had been asleep the entire time that she had started her journey and her eldest son remained silent throughout the excursion as well.
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