Oh brothers, oh sisters

Expressing some of my thoughts.

I come into the world and it is filled with light,

but what is this feeling of sudden fright?

Accusations are thrown by the women and men,

not fully knowing, the shadows, originating from them.

    

Oh brothers, oh sisters, is this where we stand?

You run and you hide, when someone asks for a hand.

Oh brothers, oh sisters, please stop with this nonsense.

Contribute with love and compassion, not with its absence.

    

In this world, change is not valued.

Many, many hours we have argued.

Again and again, I ask you for peace.

And yet, you keep tightening the leash.

     

Oh brothers, oh sisters, you are sealing your fate.

I ponder, "oh, is it too late?"

Oh brothers, oh sisters, let me ask you this:

How does it feel, falling down your own abyss?

Author's Note

Made this a while ago. Would appreciate your read and feedback.

Reviews

[Aly]

This poem says, I believe, a lot about society today. When you said, "Accusations are thrown by the women and men, not fully knowing, the shadows, originating from them," I took it as many people who don't know what they're fighting for or the consequences of their actions. Great piece.

[emipoemi]

Quite the message in this poem! The flow is strong with good imagery, and I like how the "chorus", if I may call it such differs in rhythm a bit from the stanzas. Only problem is the small factor of the wrong possessive in the last line of the first "chorus"....should read "not with THEIR absence" not "its" since you say "contribute with love AND compassion" (two elements = plural = their).

Well done otherwise!!

[maria ( rose)]

Your unique! excellent eyesight and very well articulated

[Coffee Unlimited Script]

Your poem is surely nicely rhymed and sounds very nice, the idea is cliche and overused, but that's not a problem I believe, I'd love it if your thoughts, like these, were shared by others, that are too obese with self concern and unlike you, cannot see each other as "brothers and sisters". Very well done imo, a cliche thing, turned into a nice poem like this is much to be proud of.

[Bala Gorthi]

Your write shows your concern vey well.
Your rhyming is vey good. The aware one cannot help giving message. People have stopped thinking about others, about values about the consequences of their deeds. Fears, selfishness, insecurity have gulped their souls. We can only make pleas. I appreciate your message.
Thanks for sharing this well scripted write.......