Please, please open your eyes
Look around and see all the lies
Please, please lift up your head
The world around us is failing, it’s all turning red
We still have a chance if we can all just look
Look past the screens, look back, look forward, look into a book
There is poison all around us, we need to tread lightly
It’s all clouding up, the sun won’t shine brightly
Put down the remote, the devise, the next big thing
Please, please understand that we are so much more important than what they bring
We no longer hear because are ears have gone deaf
We longer think because our minds don’t stop for breadth
We act so polite, so scared to say the wrong words
We need to be brave, but respect and give others accords
We move so fast, we no longer can be still
We can’t sit in silence, be bored, we’ve lost our will
Please, please just take a second to hear this plea
You, me, our children, our earth deserve to live and let be
But we have a chance to recover, and live a better way
Its dire, I know, and scary each day
You can be a hero, but you can’t do it alone
We all can be heroes, each sit on a throne
It won’t take a village, it will take every one
It won’t be easy, or instant, our job is not done
But believe in us, humankind, believe in our power
If we can create it, we can change it, with love we can shower
So please, please believe in yourself
Believe in your neighbor, your enemy, a stranger, place the pain on a shelf
How do we start? Where do we begin?
Begin with yourself and then maybe, just maybe, we all will win
5 responses to “Please, Open Your Eyes”
The correct spelling you want for your context is “dire” (not dyer) altho dyer would seem perhaps more “poetic” Dire is an adjective, related words are direly and direness. The word dire is derived from the Latin word dirus which means, awful, fearful, threatening. A dyer is someone who makes his living staining clothing or other fabrics with color. Related words are dye, dyes, dyed, dyeing, dyable.
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Thank you Georgia! I’ve made the edit and appreciate your response. I hope you enjoyed the poem regardless of the spelling
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About my name, it’s ie (not ia) at the end. lol!
But yeah, your poem is interesting. I enjoyed reading it! 🙂
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Oh jeez! Well clearly spelling is not my skill. Apologies
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no worries! 🙂
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