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This is a message to our fragile world

November 3, 2012
By Anonymous

This is a message to our fragile world.


Our economy is quickly falling.
We spend most of our time weeping.
“We can’t fix what is breaking.”


Look, look right here.
Our money is not what needs our help dear.
To see what needs help, look in your mirror.


We live in a world that lacks many things.
We don’t understand the joy that morals bring.
We don’t care for anything.


Look at the children of today.
Bullied or a bully, pick your way.
This will be America someday?


Respect is a forgotten term.
Instead of being your father he is your “donor of sperm”.
Have we forgotten to keep away from the germs?


We don’t take the blame, it’s everyone else.
While you are reading this you are thinking of someone else.
Look! Look! Look at yourself.


The government calls us obese and fat.
Our outside body is what they look at.
I wonder why Americans do that?


College used to be a “definitely”.
Now a career is a maybe.
Is it “What can you be?” or “What do you want to be?”?


All of this leads right back on us.
You wanted to ship your company to China instead of paying us.
You wanted a new school so they cut the man who drove the bus.


You complained about welfare, now you’re on it.
You didn’t donate to the blood bank, now your son needs it.
You bought the Wii instead of dinner, and you wish you didn’t.


You sit at the table pushing around your gravy.
Then use your credit card to donate to foreign countries.
Look at that poor man right here. He is the one who needs, Honey.


Remember when you were growing?
Remember how you thought “I will never do what my mother is doing?”
You don’t act enough like her, that’s all I’m saying.


You would love to pin this on one generation.
However, we have all ruined this nation.
We have all brought it one step closer to evaporation.


Each time we step we step a little deeper.
Each time we fall we fall a little harder.
Each time we need help we need it a little longer.


Look at the bright side. Each time we come out we are a little bit stronger


The author's comments:
Look! Look! Look at yourself.

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on Jul. 20 2013 at 1:56 pm
WriteOrWrong BRONZE, Grosse Pointe, Michigan
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Sometimes you just need to take a nap and get over it. -Maura Stuard

It's called 'the Peak,' thanks.

on Jul. 19 2013 at 2:55 pm
KaylieJo BRONZE, Montpelier, Ohio
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thank you what was your pice you wanted me to look at again  

on Jul. 18 2013 at 5:38 pm
WriteOrWrong BRONZE, Grosse Pointe, Michigan
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Sometimes you just need to take a nap and get over it. -Maura Stuard

Hi! I couldn't find the poem on your page but I came up on the search bar. The poem flows pretty well for the most part. I thought the ideas were certainly thought provoking. The only things I suggest are to rerea the poem and find out what you are truly trying to say. There is a lot going on in the poem which makes it easy to become a little disorganized and go off in different directions. I feel like you have mixed emotions on the subject. The ending is pretty important which I think could be better develope once you articulate your ideas. It's taken a great shape so far and I think it has a lot of potential. Awesome work!

on Jul. 18 2013 at 7:17 am
KaylieJo BRONZE, Montpelier, Ohio
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Have a good one!

I wrote this article not to offend but to bring relization to certaint problems.