Cold Hearts
sitting here in desperation
gazing down from my apartment window in the sky
waiting for the world to calm my frustration
waiting for humanity to hit a moral bull’s eye
all the words that I know get stuck in my throat
my mind is blown, my stomach is sick
when the privileged and self righteous stomp around and gloat
we’ve lost all control, like a child on a pogo stick
it seems to me, there are few that are genuine
so many walk with their nose in the air
believing their very existence is our medicine
believing their thoughts are the only ones that are fair
people are trained to be cold
built up like snowmen
our hearts should be made of gold
but instead they are frozen
bitter and mean to those we’re meant to love
flames burn, tears fall, bruises welt
I see the torch that you take a hold of
let’s heat the world with love, soon our frozen bodies will melt
lies upon lies are told to my face
by the people I considered my friends
running in circles like a rat race
someday you will trip on your own shoe lace
and your destruction to this world will end
people like you give me motivation to succeed
to stand up and kick ass
to embrace the world at full speed
and to open the eyes of the so called “first class”
who are living in a distorted dream
making good hearted people second guess their morals
tearing the silver lining from the seams
and turning every good conversation into a quarrel
WAKE UP, WAKE UP, WAKE UP
you are not larger than the Universe
this is not time for your closeup
no, you’re not the ruler
you are only an intruder
who is no greater than lucifer
coming up from the ground
tearing good people down
let’s change, let’s change
one step at a time
if we can step away from the firing range
we may clean away the slime that’s infected your brain
we can be good
in fact we can be great
by caring for others instead of violence and hate
we build buildings one brick at a time
up and up until they scrape the sky
if we stick together like the bricks we climb
there will be no need to backstab and lie
most times it seems impossible to get through to the entitled
I give all I have, asking nothing in return
yet, your only concern is still your own survival
I will continue trying until you truly learn
how to be a decent human being
I will write from my window in the sky
doing more than just sightseeing
but working for all to stand side by side
(C)