a poem

TO BE OR NOT TO BE
THAT “IS” THE QUESTION


In the moment we were there
The world changed
Just a little bit
Or did it
The more things change
The more they are the same
People still die
Murder or indifference
It matters not
Think about it
I do, all the time
That unless we change
From deep within ourselves
Remove the vicious animal
Become the caring people
That we think we are now
Why, did you think
That you or I were already there
Not a chance
It is that kind of thinking, though
That helps to condemn us
To our animal past
I for one, and more all the time
Wish to change this world
To something beautiful
To something that will last
Beyond the hundred years
We might be in danger of now
It is possible
But people, governments
And oh yes, business
Must stop and think
About what they are doing
To their lives and our world
Or else.
David carr April 1, 2009