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Awareness MAG
September 5, 2013
Why that fighting and war,
Why that killing, what for?
In greater cause,
Because of greater deed,
Or just feeding your ego,
Fulfilling your need?
Do you ever think of just one,
Only one sad face,
Empty street, empty heart,
You leave behind?
Are you aware of the trace,
All the emptiness,
Sad people, lost days,
Nothing more, nothing less?
No empathy,
Or valid values,
Feeling for the others,
Just doing things regardless;
Would awareness;
If you even noticed,
Would it make a difference?
Would less pretending,
Bring a happy ending?
Would you even bother,
Would you even change,
Try to help one another,
Before valid values have gone estranged?
© Jillian K., New City, NY
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This article has 23 comments.
AnnaSharudenko BRONZE said...
on Dec. 26 2015 at 8:40 pm
So inspiring. The lines were just flowing in my brain.
sameenmaali said...
on Oct. 23 2014 at 11:32 pm
amazing job!
StarGazer9 GOLD said...
on Sep. 15 2014 at 12:13 pm
Hey there! I have to say I loved it, you put these thoughts beautifully on paper. Oh, and congratz on making it in the magazine ;)
Ariel_Fluffyy SILVER said...
on Sep. 12 2014 at 9:27 pm
OMG!!!! This made me cry! it is so good!
BestWritingByBrit GOLD said...
on Jul. 6 2014 at 1:15 pm
I loved this so much!
jolo said...
on Jul. 3 2014 at 8:51 am
very good , i like this poem much
Literature_Darling GOLD said...
on Sep. 29 2013 at 9:07 pm
I loved the rhyming! (rhymes in poetry are something I have never been well at so I always find it facinating when other people accomplish it so beautifully)
BlackbeltJames GOLD said...
on Sep. 17 2013 at 5:41 pm
The tempo and rhythm of the poem/song was very good and it kept it going all the way through, it was very fluent and not many can pull that off; it suited the fast pace desperation of the poem, as if it was begging the reader - it made it a lot more effective and powerful. There was a strong, almost emotional, bond between the reader and the poem, it allows the reader to connect. This is well written with good use of language and the rhetorical questions as it makes the reader think more. Well Done :)
The Flying Dutchman said...
on Sep. 17 2013 at 2:40 pm
Wow!!! Really beautiful poem! I like everything about it: the style, the message and the questions. Keep writing ;)
