Peace of Mind
Living in a world of greed
Seeing so many I know in need
Where's the hope and helping hand
When will we all take a stand
Laughing at the one's in woe
how could we ever sink so low
with out love or compassion
we are only living in sin
deep inside our heart we're scared
Never going where they've dared
Listen to the propaganda
Just like some old docile panda
Are we humane beings at all
Why don't we hear the clarion call
Of a society that bleeds
From the wars upon our seeds
Charity begins right here
In our reach, and In our ear
listen to the chime of sighs
Of the babies as they cry
In their hunger and their plight
In the quiet of the night
As there parents rest their heads
In a shelter, with no bed
The richest nation so they say
Lacking the heart to simply pay
for the rights of all of those who die
From lack of work and a home, oh my
Spending trillions to bailout banks
Can't find a penny to feed it's ranks
Forcing the many to stand in lines
To beg and plead and hold up signs
So when you go to church to pray
and place some cash as you tithe your way
remember what the philosopher said
with out some love we may as well be dead
I cry
From the lies
We allow
To be
Our reality
Peace of mind
May we find
a sign
of innovation
so sublime
to give
and to care
for those needing
Bleeding out there
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poem by Talile Ali
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