Society

can someone - please - tell me what's going on.

cold hands

headache

I wish I'd understand

the world is confusing 

I don't seem to follow

too many details

people are scary

very unpredictable

often deluted by feelings

I can't know what goes through their heads

worse.

they're everywhere

they can believe anything

actions justified by false pretexts being the brickblocks

of the world we live in

our senses, they're not true

they're not real

but they tell us how we feel

we live in a fairytale of our own

all living a different story

and pretending we're not alone

I can't decode the nuances of each life

yet they're all responsible

for the place I live in and how its designed

that's a lot of power.

the world is at our hands

they do not agree

one builds

other destroys

I don't know which to avoid

we may have too many of them

to ever find a compromise

in the meantime we fight and we fight

good and bad aren't always so clear

I wish I wasn't soaked in fear

I wanna help

I wanna do right

I'm not sure I know how to pick a side

a lot of confusion.

couldn't bear to be one of the hands

who think they're helpful

but are harmful instead

don't want to fight a crusade

to later notice I couldn't see

but I can't stand still

when it all affects me

I'll eventually have to choose a path.

too bad they don't make compasses for that.

Reviews

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

yes too bad there are no compasses in life
we have to go by instinct and educate ourselves and also our hearts
go by our true self.
i like your poem its great read and very thought provoking indeed,
thanks for entering it into my poetry comp

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree and I understand your words.
"I'll eventually have to choose a path.
too bad they don't make compasses for that"
I wish I had a answer. World going mad and we can't stop it. Thank you for sharing the amazing poetry and your thoughts.
Coyote

[wordman]

seems we are always pushed to take sides