What if we could learn to live in harmony
And not have that obsession about “only me”
What if man could be kind to others
And take note of the world we see
We drill for oil and other things
Without a single care
About the damage that we do
We will when it is not there?
What if we stop to think about the damage that we have done
To all the animals we rob of house and home
What if we had a magic wand to get rid of bad behaviour?
Would people stop being bad, or would they continue not to care
Like the politicians on their sacred hills
Concerned only about their status
We rape and pillage the land that was
To make way for the new
What if the evil rulers of countries near and far
Get their way and blow each other up
What if they have no regard and no matter what the cost
No good can come of such selfish acts, and when talking seems to fail
The innocent lives, the lands destroyed
We no longer seem to care about that
Can we all stand up, say out loud and with an open heart
“We’re not going to stand for that?”
What if …..
[A/n: I don't write a lot of free verse poetry. Being OCD, I find I need the rhyme. This is a hybrid free verse with some consistency. That is, the first and every third stanza contain the words "What if?" 😊😊]
Till next time,
Calvin
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Calvin London
I write fiction, non-fiction and poetry about all things weird and wonderful, past and present. Life is full of different things to spark your imagination. All you have to do is embrace it - join me on my journey.
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