Live Peacefully
Sometimes my heart aches
When I see the things that people do
How some can be so full of hate
Towards others…towards you too
They hate perfect strangers
For reasons even, that they have no control
Such as the color of their skin, their nationality
Discrimination still plays a role
My heart hurts just to watch the evening news
To see such violence…such cruelty
Every day it goes on
Abuse against children, the elderly…
Innocent animals too
I can’t believe
It’s such a shame…
To inflict on others
Such unnecessary pain
How they justify their harsh judgments,
Their assumptions of others
It’s hard to know people’s story just by looking at their cover
Some people don’t seem to have built in
Such things as empathy or compassion
They don’t seem to feel these things from within
Some even inflict abuse upon their own little children
It’s such a sad way to coexist
Why they hurt others
Just trying to live their own lives
Trying to make it in this world
It’s hard enough without being victimized
I pray that someday people in this world will change
That their hearts will soften and they will begin
To give others a chance before they let anger set in
I hope they will try to work out their disputes
Try to listen to each other
To understand differences
Between one another
We should all try our best
To live peacefully together
We all need to look inside our hearts
To that place that lies somewhere inside
Reach right in and grab a hold
Be free of hate and let love flow
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