what is it you want
insides turned out
limbs astray
hearts cut away from spines
’til the beating stops
praying one day
all are
cloaked and restricted
from a world
created for life to be lived
Know this
the beating will never cease
not in one thousand lifetimes
it is in your head
between the eardrums
the singular
boom, boom, boom
of hatred
the same pounding
of flesh
of tearing
of bodies rendered lifeless
while
you pray to meet
One who would never
cut hearts away from spines
Earth’s Angel
thoughts of peace across the ocean
Those who say evil does not exist are fools.
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Evil in human form is by far the worst
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I think, as the sole sentient life form on the planet, AnnMarie, human evil is the only evil.
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I was thinking more the bottling of it in a human body so completely and so entirely it grows beyond mere unkindness…if that even makes sense.
I think subbing for these little kiddies is wearing out my brain;)
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Powerful! ❤️
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Sad, sad…events…
Thank you, Sibella
am
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I know… Will it ever get better… Have a nice evening my friend! 😘
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I will forever hold out hope, so let’s hope:)
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Yes, let’s Hope! 💞
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I don’t know what to say. Your poem is wonderful, but they are so ugly.
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Yes, they are so very misguided
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Wow, so good, love this poem
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Appreciate your kind words
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Well said (as per your usual), AM. Paris is just another example of one group foisting their “wants” upon others … leading to tragic, unimaginable results. The world can be a sad place. (ds)
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Sad indeed.
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Spectacular thought…
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Thank you.
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Well expressed, AnnMarie. Acts committed by evil sociopaths in the name of some distorted version of any faith are responsible for much of the wickedness we witness in our small and overcrowded world. Until faith is placed in context instead of given the unquestioning prominence it currently enjoys, we will continue to have such atrocities committed in it various names.
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“To each his own” then leave it alone…
Why, oh why, can’t we all just freakin’ coexist peacefully
“Agree to disagree” and every degree in between.
Perhaps one day…
I have faith in that:)
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