Too often I have had the thought
That in a vicious web we’re caught
Our world, tis true, is upside down
And turned our smiles into a frown,
How shall we get our laughter back
We need to find the proper track.
The madness grows day after day
Why can’t we filch its power away,
Perhaps we’ll have to wait in line
To learn if this will turn out fine !
A simple thought just for today
That we mean everything we say
The truth is what this world’s about
Because of this we have no doubt.
The lies are but another ploy
Of all the tricks humans employ
To twist and turn each form of strife
Into an enemy for life.
How sad that we perchance forget
Too many days spent in regret !
This world today is upside down
As chaos roams from town to town
All citizens may suffer so
The enemy will not let go.
How sad if we should lose control
Of all our dreams and of each goal
We’ve come too far to just give up
And swallow lies from Satan’s cup.
Where is the truth that must be told
This hatred now has grown too old
We’re all so tired of the strife
God help us to regain our life !
Where is the caution that we need
Like all the rules that we must heed
What’s happened to our sanity
Now drowning in profanity ?
Take care, my dear, we’ve just begun
The journey’s long and void of fun
Make sure that you do not lose sight
Of all the tremors of the night.
Remember when the fog rolls in
That each accepts his own chagrin
There is no cover one may choose
The answer is we all do lose !
There is this sadness in my heart
That years ago had its small start
When I was young and chose to be
The backbone of my family.
Though times were hard and cupboards bare
Our crippled world was forced to share
We wasted not nor did we slack
But strove to take our nation back.
Who thought that we would once again
Return to those ” remember when ” ?
Oh Blessed Lord, be with us here
To save us from this clutch of fear !
Tis sad the problem we now face
As members of the human race
The pestilence has taken hold
Of world wide fear, exceeding bold
To cover all the good and kind
That we’d the power here to find.
So simple when we understand
That life is ruled by God’s command
Accept His judgement every day
His sense of justice and fair play !
How often is it that we think
This world of ours is on the brink
That maybe we’ll fall off the ledge
Or slip as we sit on the edge
I’m truly stuck in reverse gear
What happens next can hold no fear !
The fury rages overhead
Encouraging chaos instead
How long will their insanity
Assault this homeland of the free ?
It seems my life is slipping away
The pull gets stronger day after day
How shall one decide which way to go
Is there a clue we have need to know
What has happened to ” home of the free ”
An example of true liberty ?
The chaos that reigns over our land
That used to be this nation so grand
Became a faction we have to chase
Hard as we may to change or erase
Whatever prayers that need to be said
Do say them now before we are dead !
There is a small refuge one may find
To grant us all some peace of mind
The sight observed is disarrayed
Too many games are being played.
While all those values that we’ve known
By winds of change are being blown
Who can be sure our world survives
This challenge now as it revives ?
The dawn’s slow rolling o’er the hill
The air is tense, silent and still
This scene is quiet, fast asleep
While we’ve this mission we need keep
The world about is tossed amiss
And chaos rules instead of bliss
When will this peace we’re searching for
Arrive at last at our front door ?
How can we silence all the din
This world we know does wallow in
Those voices raised in angry hate
All chiming in at this late date.
Where were you when the need was most
All empty words and hollow boast
Or shouting threats that we should fear
God’s holocaust will soon be here !
Seems every morning sadness shows
Around the world the bad news flows
The madness strikes it grows and grows
From tippy-top to tiny-toes !
Our world is really in a mess
Growing much worse I must confess
Seems someone, though we don’t know who,
Has played his dirty trick or two
And left us all in one great bind
For some solution we must find.
We’re upside down and downside out
We’ve lost our strength and have no clout
So buckle up and gather strength
We need to go to any length
If we’re to win this bloody war
Tis just the fight we’re ready for !
The fog creeps in so silently
It slowly rises from the sea
The air is still with ne’er a breeze
There is no rustle in the trees.
I feel a chill upon my skin
What kind of chaos are we in
I cannot see in front of me
When will our world be trouble free ?
This world is crashing all around
Please tell us if you hear the sound
The thunder roars above our head
We cannot hear what e’er’s been said
There still is time left to escape
We need locate our hero’s cape.
Oh Lord we seek some help down here
The path ahead looms dark and drear
Please send us aid on winged feet
So we may triumph o’er defeat !
One simple thought occurs to me
That nothing in our lives is free
We pay the price there is no choice
The time is here to raise our voice.
Sound the alarm, call in the guard
It’s sure correct to fence the yard
Prepare ourselves for the onslaught
In this morass we can’t be caught !
At times the pain is so intense
That even tears are no defense
I want to run or fly away
When all my prayers can’t save the day
I do not see how else to live
And need your help to please forgive
Those days that I have thought to die
Before my time to bid goodbye.
I know that there is more to say
Please guide me Lord, show me the way !
I’ve seen the troops in battle dress
They make me proud I must confess
I wish they were but dressing-up
To partake of sweet valour’s cup
Instead of battling someone’s cause
While fighting in these futile wars.
There is no break nor any end
The fracas leaves no untouched friend
There’s no peace found to fill the air
We’ve only distress everywhere.
The saddest part we must accept
We’ve done our job and are bereft !
A gasp, a sigh, some sign of life
Those battle scars after the strife
A dusty road strewn with debris
A shattered world is left to see
The sadness lingers on it seems
The vanquished have forgot their dreams !
Oh power that rules, attend us please
Our old world is trembling on its knees
The mountains rumble the waters surge
All seem to be begging for a purge,
The woodlands burn with a heat intense
Where is the force of our own defense ?
This world in chaos appears to be
What’s left to us of civility
Open your eyes it is not too late
To challenge the demons at the gate !
Sometimes our lives just melt away
Where have they gone, we cannot say
Tis like a wind across the sands
That garners strength, makes no demands.
One moment here, another there
Perhaps unsafe, sometimes unfair
Oh Lord, please help us day to day
Show us the way we need to pray !
I am a saddened stranger lost
Here in this world so tempest-tossed,
Its fury which does much abound
Leaves none unscathed upon the ground.
It rages through this honeycomb
Of life that is to peace unknown
Oh Lord, be kind let calm abide
There’s no place left for us to hide !
I have seen the Magic Mountain
And embraced its snowy peaks
I have washed in Trevi’s Fountain
And have strolled her busy streets.
I have eaten in the Plaza
Where Bernadette met her Saint
And meandered through the vista
Where Monet did sit and paint.
I have been to London’s Tower
Where Anne Boleyn lost her head
And tred the hills of Gettysburg
Where fields are full of the dead.
I stood and watched the eastern sky
When the Challenger came down
And since that day I’ve wondered why
I still tremble with that sound.
But most of all I remember
Back when I was still a child
The seventh day of December
When all of the world went wild !
I wonder what to look for next
Will it be twitter, tweet or text
Or all the rallies in the streets
With slogans that the crowd repeats
Reminding me of scenes I’ve seen
From Planet of the Apes on screen.
What future will be left for us
If we escape this wild circus
I think that I begin to see
This is the new reality !
The muffled sounds rise from the street
Loud voices raised midst running feet
Mankind has truly lost its way
How shall the children learn to play ?
What kind of anger fills the air
What would you do if you were there ?
There is a God who sees all clearly
Time is come we shall pay dearly
The truth of all it makes no sense
Trust in God’s law our last defense !
Here’s to the vets of every war
What was it they were fighting for
These valiant souls who fought and died
They stood alone or side by side,
For war is such an ugly thing
We’ve seen the sadness it can bring
The victor tastes both death and pain
While those who lose have fought in vain !
Now turn around and search about
There is some way to figure out
Chaos must end ere it’s too late
Or we will share the selfsame fate !
My heart feels tight, my brain is numb
I cannot speak, I’m overcome
The winds rush by, I feel confined
It seems as though I’ve lost my mind !
The weather breaks, the dawn’s arrived
The sun is here, my world survived
The storm has passed, we’ll be okay
And guaranteed another day.
There’s passion in all natures schemes
Some are nightmares but some are dreams !
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Claire V. Bogdanos 