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Poetry
I woke up one day
by Horton
I woke up one day
I simply began
seeing
Where I had been blind before
And reveled in so being
I
could not hear the cries
My ears were closed to hearing
But I listen
now
My mind is finally clearing
I wish there was a way that
I could go back
And return what I’ve taken
But now all I can do is
ask forgiveness
And atone through the choices I’m making
If I can
touch one single heart
Open one pair of eyes
That will bring us
closer to the day
When no animals die
The Truth (Compassion’s
Rage)
Where can I channel?
Where
can I vent
Until all my raw emotions
And rage are spent?
Whom can
I turn to
With my unpopular views?
How do the powers that be
Keep
them out of the news?
Hear a mother cry
As she watches her baby
die
I hope your blood turns cold
When the truth is finally
told
Have you ever felt fury?
Have you ever felt rage?
It
seems so worthless
To see it written on a page
Come on and make a
difference
There are so many lives to save
Until the day you
stand
You are just a living grave
Hear a baby cry
As it
watches its mama die
I hope your blood turns cold
When the truth is
finally told
Words of Atonement
I have changed so much
But
I cannot change
the past
To atone for my sins
I cannot plead
ignorance
For
Deep down
We all know how wrong it is
Which
explains the venom
With which we are met
The venom is guilt
I
am called self righteous
For admitting that
All creatures
Have
rights
Emotions
Feelings
I have changed so much
My
food
My friends
My hopes
My dreams
My sorrows
But I cannot
change the past
I hope that I may
Change others
By example
And
with
Words
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