I read the news today

19 Jul 2015

I read the news today

when the telephone rings
it is wise not to answer
for the best news is no news
in these godforsaken lands

I cringe at the injustices
bestowed upon the helpless
how the most brutal minds
can take away anything they like
at any given moment

they were not put on this earth
by the gods who protect me
the gods who taught me
tolerance and compassion
promising a better place
in another time and space

in the meantime the wars
and the mass murders
and merciless distrust between
neighbors prevail
history unable to help
but repeat itself

july two thousand fifteen
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Posted in History, Poetry, War Poems and tagged distrust, history, murder, poem, poetry, war

8 thoughts on “I read the news today”

thefeatheredsleep on July 19, 2015 at 5:46 pm said:

Lovely

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- j matthew waters on July 19, 2015 at 6:03 pm said:
  
  Thank you for saying so and for visiting my poetry blog again
  
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Suzy Hazelwood on July 19, 2015 at 6:35 pm said:

Excellent poem! Absolutely agree with that…brutal minds do take away anything they like. I’ve met a few of those. Pity there’s not a harmless way to to delete them, like file erasing on a PC. 😉

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- j matthew waters on July 19, 2015 at 6:39 pm said:
  
  Thanks so much, Suzy, and you are right, it is a pity….
  
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thesewordsiwrite2012 on July 19, 2015 at 7:43 pm said:

Awesome and such an unfortunate truth, especially in today’s world.

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- j matthew waters on July 19, 2015 at 7:54 pm said:
  
  Thanks so much for visiting and commenting on this piece, D.J. – glad you enjoyed it.
  
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mkrashes on September 14, 2017 at 7:04 pm said:

you got that right.

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- j matthew waters on September 14, 2017 at 7:32 pm said:
  
  amen
  
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