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The poem…leads to the awakening of better days to come.

This poem was written in 2017 at a time the world seemed to be in total chaos. News of conflicts and killings by fellow humans and those in authority rang on tv screens almost everyday. It is disappointing although not unsurprising that the same rings true today.


The poem(yet to be titled) starts off from a position of doubt which I still strongly feel and leads to the awakening hope in better days to come.

The recent events
Of terror and deaths
engulf me in fear
As I see the world
slowly sinking
into a quagmire
And I begin to question
my faith in humanity

We pride ourselves
as the greatest species
With intellect and tact
our world we’ve rendered
so beautiful
but gloomier than ever

Hate for the other
now so enraging
How foreign have become
the words-love, unity

Senseless wars and conflicts
for the lust
of power and oil
Leaving the innocent and weak
vulnerable like never before

Although dark and depressing
I choose to assert
my belief in humanity
and the goodness left within
In love
and the potency of its results

We can rekindle
the flame of hope
and open our hearts
not to hate
but love
To save our world
from drifting
into an abyss
of chaos and doom
caused by our own hands
destroyed,ruined

On a lighter note, the photograph is a chocolate cake mix in a stainless steel bowl. I thought it a perfect muse for this poem and a little photo editing did the trick. What do you think?

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