Stop the world,
I just want to get off,
Famine is rife,
And the fumes make me cough.
Wars that are endless,
Streets of innocent blood,
Give them some peace,
Lying dead in the mud.
But what of the goodness?
I have faith it's still there,
My Grandma once said,
God is everywhere.
So where is he now?
Has he gone to the moon?
Hoping all here,
Will be over so soon?
Man opens his eyes,
With love in his heart,
He's wishing the world,
Would just press restart.
© 11/2008
I just want to get off,
Famine is rife,
And the fumes make me cough.
Wars that are endless,
Streets of innocent blood,
Give them some peace,
Lying dead in the mud.
But what of the goodness?
I have faith it's still there,
My Grandma once said,
God is everywhere.
So where is he now?
Has he gone to the moon?
Hoping all here,
Will be over so soon?
Man opens his eyes,
With love in his heart,
He's wishing the world,
Would just press restart.
© 11/2008
17 comments:
Oh Brit I adore your poetry and I have never been a poetry fan except really for W H Auden. This is a terrific piece. X
Wish it were so easy. Beautifully expressed.
Hi MOB,
Thank you!! and I also love W H Auden's poetry!
All the best! x
Hi David,
Thank you very much!
Yes if only it were so easy indeed!
Thank you both for stopping by!
Another brilliant post!
Not God's fault though. He made the world as it is and man usually messes it up!
Congratulations on Post Of The Day ..... a mention at David Mcmahon's Authorblog! Go over & check it out!
Very well earned!
Congratulations on Post of the Day! I think today's news makes the world's future look a whole lot brighter.
Lovely poem that expresses your cynisim.
Don't blame God, if he exists he gave man the ability to reason, we make our own beds and have to lie on them.
Like they say, the truth hurts...like the poetry, puts a bit of (you'll forgive the pun) rhyme and reason to it
Congratulations on the Post of the Day nomination
Sandi
Hi Maggie!!
Thanks so much! and I agree... not God's fault... just the evilness and stupidity of man!
Wow I feel so honoured to have been nominated for any kind of award!! I woke up today and read my new posts and felt dumbfounded!
Congratulations on your nomination too!! Very well-deserved! and your wonderful writing warrants the nomination far greater than mine!! x
Hi GBS!
Yeah! I feel so happy with today's news! Never thought I could ever be nominated for any kind of award!!
Hi moannie!
Thanks! and thanks for stopping by to visit me!
Yes I agree with you, it's not God's fault at all... man always manages to cause hurt, destruction and mayhem somehow... I vote for world peace, if it can be that easy!
Hi sandi!
Thank you very much! I feel totally honoured to have been nominated! and thanks for visiting me!
What a lovely time I have had visiting your blog. Beautiful words in your poem. Your post about the two abandoned dogs has pulled at my heartstrings. I adore dogs too and could never have left them. You are a good person for doing what you did, those puppies will always remember you and will now have a wonderful life because they were lucky enough to find one of life's decent human beings.
I've added you to my blogroll, hope you don't mind.
Crystal Jigsaw xx
Hi crystal jigsaw!
Thank you so very much for your kind words! and thank you for visiting me!
Yes, those two little puppies were so adorable and I felt so torn at having to get them adopted, but I amd so happy that they finally have a great loving home! Every creature deserves to be loved eh?!
Thanks for adding me to your blog-roll! I have also added you to mine!
All the best! x
Congratulations Irmão!!! I'm soo happy for you!
You diserve :)
Thank you so much Leo!
Today truly is a happy day all around!
Abração Irmão!
Brilliant! Congrats on your POD award!!
Thanks so much Carol!! :)
and thanks for stopping by!!
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