The World of Today

This was written for a sec 2 holiday Lit assignment.Inspired by BEP's "Where is the Love?" and Jewel's "Stand".

When you walk down the bleak and lonely alley,
What is it that you see?
Homeless and sick people
All looking weak and feeble.
Is there anyone out there
Who’s willing to care?
Or will everyone just turn and walk away,
Pretending everything’s okay?

Look at the world and see,
Whatever happened to humanity?
Senseless killing and fighting everywhere,
Resulting in devastation and despair.
There is so much violence
But only ends with silence.
What happen to world peace?
Is it ceasing to exist?

Many innocent live are taken
Have we been forsaken
By the almighty above,
Whom we worship and love?
Is there a way to end all these,
And bring back peace?
Or will we continue to live in fear,
All through the year?

Numerous questions flood my mind
But the answers are hard to find.
When I look our world, I sigh.
Would it be possible to give peace a try?
Why destroy when we could create?
Keep the peace and erase the hate.
Look with eyes of love, not with hearts of hate
And do it today for tomorrow will be much too late.

15 June 2004