All Nonfiction
- Bullying
- Books
- Academic
- Author Interviews
- Celebrity interviews
- College Articles
- College Essays
- Educator of the Year
- Heroes
- Interviews
- Memoir
- Personal Experience
- Sports
- Travel & Culture
All Opinions
- Bullying
- Current Events / Politics
- Discrimination
- Drugs / Alcohol / Smoking
- Entertainment / Celebrities
- Environment
- Love / Relationships
- Movies / Music / TV
- Pop Culture / Trends
- School / College
- Social Issues / Civics
- Spirituality / Religion
- Sports / Hobbies
All Hot Topics
- Bullying
- Community Service
- Environment
- Health
- Letters to the Editor
- Pride & Prejudice
- What Matters
- Back
Summer Guide
- Program Links
- Program Reviews
- Back
College Guide
- College Links
- College Reviews
- College Essays
- College Articles
- Back
To the Preacher
A voice to lift us all; we chant to repeat
A lesson that teaches us to learn
The life to live is not of our own; but of the collective, the hive of society
Eyes of the old stare to see the new, the new way, the new way things work
We walk through the Garden of Eden
Snakes rattle at our feet
Washed of dirt, the soil of god
We march through the protest; he is with us
He speaks for us to read, but we are blind to the word, to the world
We learn that words can speak more fire then any flame or sword will ever do
More than when we have done to our own
To the ones we call other
But some days we call them our brother, our sister, our father and mother
But in the twisted heart to them, they will just be, ‘other’
This is not a poem of sadness but of hope
Scars of life do not heal but we learn to see them and accept their meaning
Scars are not to hurt or to shame but to inspire
If I can live with this, through this, you can live life without fear
Let us be we again. The unified that never has been, yet must be –
the land where every me is we
Similar Articles
JOIN THE DISCUSSION
This article has 0 comments.
I am a highschool student looking to start a hobby. I have always wanted to be a writer but have never really found a place where I could post my works and get criticism. I hope you enjoy this piece. (I did this in like 30 mins after a class so it is still rough around the edges)