Please Say You've Seen These

Come to me breathlessly. Tell me to look out the window.
The world has suddenly changed. Signs on the hospitals'
Doors say, "Come in. We will heal all your ills."  Similar signs
On grocery stores say that the nation is rich. Everyone gets
To eat. Cops stroll down sidewalks and smile at people.
Our troops everywhere are brought home and disarmed. We
Promise the Russians and Chinese, and others that we see
No reason to push them around. Those who are nonwhite
Or women, or people whose lives do not mesh with religious
Ideals still are treated as equals. All hatred is gone. Tell me
That's what you have seen.





Poetry by Lawrence Beck The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2025-07-30 at 23:14

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Melinda K Zarate
You’ve captured in your words exactly what I and so many of my friends dream of but can no longer see possible in our lifetimes. Now, we agonize over the futures of those we will soon leave behind and hope that one day sanity will arise.

Melinda
2025-07-31


Griffonner The PoetBay support member heart!
I have, but sadly it is only in my dreams. Blessings, Allen
2025-07-31