Make the children stop crying

The world is in despair,

Children crying,

Like many others,

They are alone.

 

Such evil shouldn't exist,

Yet our lives include it,

Those children still cry,

Crying over broken futures,

Broken hearts,

Damaged dreams.

 

The tears fall,

Rivers run from these,

Too many tears,

Too young.

 

Naive people,

Ignoring the screams,

Letting evil continue,

In its destruction.

 

Make the children stop crying.

 

The world is in despair,

Children crying,

Like many others,

We are alone.

Reviews

[Garry E. Lewis]

I loved your poem, as it so perfectly describes the times we're living in. Where the world is hurting so, so many people with lost hopes and dreams, so many who've lost their homes their jobs, and loved one's as well, to senseless wars and environmental changes brought on through polution and fossil fuels. The earth is weeping and so many seem to turn a deaf ear to it all. But if we who do care cry out loud enough, maybe, just maybe the forces that be will finally take notice. Then and only then can change occur, and once more mother earth will smile once again and rejoice with those who did care and bring about change. Is this but a dream? Maybe, but oh what if. Nicely done Blueberry kisses.

[Benita-Staebell M - Kin..]

So beautiful and sad an this how the world is
now and age and time.


Beautiful Stanza's lines here.


Make the children stop crying.



The world is in despair,

Children crying,

Like many others,

We are alone.




Thank you for sharing this Beautiful Humbling piece.

Blessings. kindred poet

[BlueberryKisses]

thank you :)

[Benita-Staebell M - KindredPoet]

You're very welcome. it's my pleasure. Blessings. kindred poet

[Robert Strzalko]

It's a good title, that's what originally caught my attention. The words flow and it's easy to understand. The ending is rather haunting...We are alone.

[SquinklaPsyOps]

We are not alone, God and Devil is inside all of us. Is up to us what we decide to get involved in.

[4$H]

Touching. Very well done. Managed to touch my heart.

[Twistedme]

Well of course this is a true story that pretty much everyone knows, maybe you wrote it to say you understand the truth of it, I don't know. Your truth through poetry though is great, a nice way to show people the truth....thanks :z

[LiberatedBeing]

If we the children have nothing to cry about, we have nothing to write about.

I do like how you changed they are alone into we are alone. Nicely done.

[Zeek4]

Your poem was very thought provoking Hannah. Truly, I don't believe that our world is in anymore despair than it has always been. Due to the mass media we hear about the sad happenings every day from every corner of the world. There are many examples of joy out there, but they don't sell newspapers and are not worth reporting. All we can do as individuals is try to make the part of the world we live in a better place. By doing this you will never be alone.

[Seshat Nidaba]

Upon reading this I couldn't help thinking of Michael Jackson. The suffering of the young does seem unjust though, I think the children of Africa probably have it the hardest.

[Kyle]

This is so sad, and yet true. I almost hated reading this.