Calling Out Silently

By vaultgrl

Fumbling blindly,
On a bright sunny day.
Groping in the dark,
All others are at play.

Sitting in my corner,
Feeling alone and sad.
Sitting in my corner,
Wondering why they’re so glad.

The world around us,
Crumbling at our hands.
The world around us,
Trying to achieve our demands.

We cause the trembling,
Late at night.
We cause the trembling,
Choosing to fight.

We seem so blinded,
Happiness in sight,
We seem so blinded,
Our weapons causing fright.

Calling out silently,
Lonely in the night.
Calling out silently,
As we try to break their might.

A man kills many,
Gets patted on the back.
A man kills many,
Now prisons where he’s at.

The difference here,
One gets pay.
No difference here,
The shirtless bodies lay.

The power to choose,
Each one of us alone.
The power to choose,
They think we’ve won,
Really we lose.

The ones who say,
Our violence is too much,
“Guard you children,”
but to war they rush.

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Copyright 2005 vaultgrl
Published on Wednesday, September 28, 2005.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • mywristshurt On Wednesday, April 19, 2006, mywristshurt (408)By person wrote:

    i wonder where you got this influence to write this at.. because its really a fantastic write.. i agree, and i like it

  • Adam On Sunday, October 23, 2005, Adam (245)By person wrote:

    I’ve read this one before but thought I would say some thing this time. I like the poem as a whole, but the part that stands out to me is the end. Scholar

  • Adam On Sunday, October 23, 2005, Adam (245)By person wrote:

    I think just like your running, your finish is the best, well strongest part. Good write and wonderful finish! ~Adam Scholar

  • Bellezza On Friday, October 7, 2005, Bellezza (16)By person wrote:

    It's a good poem. I agree with the "I told you so attitude." I am still trying to decide if I like the repitition or not though. It makes seem powerful, but then a little forced as well.

  • A former member wrote: thats how life is, and in this poem, it does feel the tension of "I told you so" in it...

  • vaultgrl On Thursday, September 29, 2005, vaultgrl (185)By person wrote:

    thank you all....

  • Err0r On Wednesday, September 28, 2005, Err0r (365)By person wrote:

    A powerful statement from a powerful poem. Very nice.

  • A former member wrote: Superior use of rhyme, powerful theme, great poetry.

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