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How dark the heart of man
When evil overtakes it
Causing him to be outside of himself
How evil the thoughts of mankind
That he becomes so unrecognizable
He brings devastation to others
Destroying the future of an innocent
When their lives haven’t even taken off
How cruel and barbaric we have become
The human race turning on itself
Violence and wars
Famine and outlandish greed
Pain inflicting corruption
A tragic shame
How blind we are to our own truths
For when we hurt one
We hurt all
When we disrespect women
We disrespect our core
Our very source of life
And existence
An outrage to life
When we harm men
We undo ourselves
Leaving no room for role models
How horrific the many crimes
Against innocents
The very essence of the future
How disastrous and abominable
When we afflict them
We taint our future
Stealing childhood
And youth
Innocence and purity
Destroyed so easily
The maddening cycle continues
We pollute our environment
Harm the very world that houses us
No regard for nature
No esteem for humanity
How truly sad the heart of man
When it is overcome by evil
It can no longer see itself
Lovely write on a sad & very dark side of reality that I wish didn’t exist.
Thank you and oh so true…i often wish that for just a day all could be right with the world…no child would go to bed hungry…no domestic violence…nations at peace…no gang violence…no child abuse or incest…no hate…just for a day.
Resounds with truth, I especially like the line “How blind we are to our own truths
For when we hurt one
We hurt all”
If only we could see this.
Indeed…if only we could…thanks so much for stopping by
Very strong, powerful and sadly true words.
Thank you and i agree terribly sad and true
Tragic but powerful !
Indeed. Thanks
Wow! You described the dark side with grace Boomie. Keep it up!
Love,
-Naima.
Thank you so much Naima
You’re welcome
-Naima.
I love this part
“When we harm men
We undo ourselves
Leaving no room for role models
How horrific the many crimes
Against innocents”
so true!
Thank you Cam
For some reason, you are making me think of the hopes Egypt has for it’s future.
Thanks Resa. Yea Egypt is taking it’s future back and I really hope it worksout great or them and sets the pace for surrounding nations.
I just have to tell you that this poem of yours, it has so impressed me.
It is such a beautifully written and considered piece of writing.
Would you mind if I reblogged it? For it describes so well my views of the world
Thankyou for sharing this, Elyn♡
Absolutely. It would be my an honor. Thank you so kuch
Thankyou so much.
Reblogged this on pensées sans frontières and commented:
I read this poem on my Reader this morning, and was so impressed by the way this wonderful Poet expressed her feelings. And I so identified with all that she says, I just had to reblog. Check out her blog, this is a Woman of Talent!
ThankYou, Boomie Bol ❀✿❀
Powerful words, Boomie. The capacity of the human mind for evil astounds me sometimes.
Astounding is indeed the word…thank you. If we could only channel the capabilities of our mind to something more positive, the world would sure be a better place
Incredible words.
Thank you so much.
Powerful poem! Evil is evil! And nothing is more evil than evil!
I agree! Thank you
Sad truth… evil lurks everywhere…. there is a strong need to guard our hearts…..i appreciate the end……….”it can no longer see itself”
Hi Abi,
I agree completely. Thanks so much for reading and taking time to comment.
Makes one take pause… very strong and powerful message here. If only people realized that we are really collective energy – and not separate. Wonderful post!! Thanks for your meaningful expression here ~RL
Thank you so much
Powerful. You communicate so much power in your words. So much heart and soul, and sadness, too. Hugs. Thank you for your spirit and voice.
Sam
Thank you so much Sam. I really appreciate the comment.
beautiful poem my dear friend. we human beings need deep introspection and repentance. After that a thorough change of our mentality.
Absolutely and i agree. Thank you
I hear you Boomibol! ” No esteem for humanity” is what I perceive every day and it seems to be getting worse. Will it ever get better? I am not very optimistic sadly
I agree with you…one can only hope. I keep thinking this generation is enlightened and should be able to do better, but i think despite all the awareness and new found knowledge, we are the worst offenders…such a shame and very sad.
Indeed. Indeed.
Indeed!!!
Oh my goodness, this is awesome! I was sick for a few days and am sorry to have missed it, but now I am back, travelling through, and have to let you know how much I love this one. How when we disrespect women we disrespect our own core, and when we disrespect men we leave no room for role models. All of it. Important poem Boomie. Thank you!
Hope you are feeeling much better ? Thank so much for this comment…usually when i post things of this nature, i am not sure how readers will react, but it is the sad truth of our society. As much as we have become so enlightened and more aware, in my humble opinion we have become worse in our morals…there is no little to no value for humanity. Glad you enjoyed this one.
Well written unfortunate reality…
Thank you, a sad and unfortunate one