This is the world we live in:
By Truth42
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This is the world we live in:
Where people live and people die,
Where people fuck and people cry,
Where people walk and drive and fly,
And don’t know where or when or why,
This is the world we live in.
This is the world we’re lost in:
Where God is love and God is hate,
Depending on which town or state,
Or street where you originate,
For that is where they seal your fate,
And point you down the road you take,
This is the world we’re lost in.
This is the place we hope in:
Where bombs explode and all the while,
You go to work and try to smile,
And wonder why they want you dead,
Perhaps it’s something that you said?
More likely those who use your name,
To do their deeds and play their game,
Whichever case, it ends the same,
It’s you who is the one to blame,
This is place we hope in.
This is the place we love in:
Where people starve to death in pain,
And children die before they’re named,
For want of but a fist of rice,
That rains down on the bride,
So nice…
…to see that they are having fun,
Lives just beginning, others’ done,
This is the place we love in.
This is the land we dream in:
Where those who have are given more,
And those without are shown the door,
Where rich stay rich, and poor stay poor,
And live their lives below the law,
And kill and rob and maim and whore,
To raise themselves above the floor,
And crane their necks towards the sky,
But never know the reason why,
This is the world we dream in.
This is the land of freedom:
Where actions cost but talk is cheap,
About a megabyte a week,
Is all you need to squawk and Tweet,
And with that you can wipe your feet,
Of all the prayers you should be praying,
The info you should be relaying,
The demons that you should be slaying,
(Only saying…)
This is the land of freedom.
This is the world we live in:
A land of plenty for the few,
The rest of us must just make do,
And try our best to make it through,
This is the world we live in.
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Exellent rhythm, rhyme,
Exellent rhythm, rhyme, message/content!!!
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that's the truth, truth,
that's the truth, truth, Nothing I can say, but the world doesn't have to be that way.
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I am sure that this echoes
I am sure that this echoes and represents the thoughts of many.
Certainly makes you think!
Lindy
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So many awful truths
So many awful truths
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It has a rhythm to it that I
It has a rhythm to it that I like. It rhymes! Which in my book makes it a poem.... sorry to offend the purists. But it's not contrived, which is the most important fact.
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Go for it Ian. Get the guitar
Go for it Ian. Get the guitar out and get it on youtube....
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An excellent performance
An excellent performance piece - with so much to say.
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The late, great, Acker Bilk,
The late, great, Acker Bilk, eat your heart out. Loved it Ian. I tried for years to learn the Sax ( wrote about it on here) and ended up after a couple of years absoutely shite. £19 a lesson, 3 times a week! I take my hat off sir...
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Great Poem, very moving, and
Great Poem, very moving, and so appropriate at this time of remembrance for terrorism victims, and also for the trials and tribulations of ordinary people, those of us in particular who may be termed poor.
I like the lines : "You go to work and try to smile, and wonder why they want you dead"
Great stuff!
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This is our facebook and pick
This is our facebook and pick of the day!
Get a fantastic reading recommendation evry day.
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Yes, Ian, would make a
Yes, Ian, would make a terrific song. Loved this. You should sing it.
Rich
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