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I have wondered on life's purpose 

through blinding sun in bad weather

Thought upon gods great mysteries

me, myself, yes we, together

 

Hope and Love have took turns in life

each led me up every hill

Hope gave me the strength to live

Love kept me warm in winters chill

 

I am fortunate as a man

to have come to this place so far

To weather life's uncounted storms

and sail through with nary a scar

 

Sometimes I think we try to fix

what we as men think is broken

Only to find that in the end

the true needs will go unspoken

 

It matters not to me the end

nor to what ailment I succumb

Just shine a star to guide my life

help those in need to not grow numb

 

We say that what doesn't kill you

will strengthen both you and your clan

I think I'd rather be naive

than to aspire to a tougher man

 

Hopelessness "Imported from Detroit."

Why do we think we can solve the worlds problems?

We need to solve our own.

Author's Note

We should all open our eyes to the truths of life. Just a thought Americans make up about 1/23rd of the worlds population. So we are 1 out of 23 people in the planet. Yet we have 1/5th in other words 1out of five people in jail around the world are jailed here. We incarcerate 5 times more people than any other industrialized nation. It should not be a crime to be poor. Though it is our shame as a nation.

Reviews

[Magdelena]

Oh Tate, now come on! This was marvelous.. The words, music, darn man! There wasn't a thing I didin't love about this piece.. By far you are the one thing that makes me feel your words like liquid velvet that runs across my thoughts. You, my dear, dear, friend, are a natural born writer. it is in your very essence, in your blood!

Hugs,
Maggie xx

[Mauricio Montoya]

What else can we do I like that one line; Only to find that in the end
the true needs will go unspoken

great stuff

[Misty Blue Eyes]

the story of going up the hill.. very awesome. i love the picture. we are all here to go some where, a hill or the mountains

[Kayla :)]

great poem. loved it.....

[Liza]

truth is open to interpretation through intention and readiness to accept working towards a more peaceful life; if we all saw one dimension ~ and believed all lies as truths....there would be no reason to have law; political systems or any organization that aims to create order.....checks and balances of truth exist because people get power hungry and greedy...

[Theodore]

WOW just great "We say that what doesn't kill you will strengthen both you and your clan
I think I'd rather be naive than to aspire to a tougher man" that line just took it away. GREAT!

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

Great poem,with an excellent story!

[Norma M Sutton]

This is beautiful Tate. My favorite two lines are "Hope gave me the strength to live
Love kept me warm in winters chill"

[Chloe..Across the Unive..]

Wonderful wisdom. This is my favorite verse and i agree with each line , just like this verse:

"It matters not to me the end

nor to what ailment I succumb

Just shine a star to guide my life

help those in need to not grow numb"

We all should lend a helping hand .. very enjoyable.

Chloe

[Kelsie Eileen Stark]

This was by far the most brilliant piece I have ever read on about the making of man kind in America. This brought me through life on over the years with the music, picture and words of course! Wonderful write!

[KAREN]

Awesome ! Brillant write! I wish I could come up with words for a poem like you! This is excellent!!