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Beware of What You Know Not MAG
June 25, 2009
The world's troubles you have yet to know.
And yet to learn 'til you go.
Sheltered you've lived all your life.
No needed struggle, pain or strife.
Understand my deepest fears.
My thoughts of seeing you in tears.
For you know not of thirst or hunger.
Awake you are, but still in slumber.
Evil deeds you'll see them clear.
The wrongs of man are surely here.
As you get to know the world,
The suffering of many will be unfurled.
Soon you'll know of death's deep abyss.
And you'll agree ignorance is bliss.
© Morel D., Miami, FL
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This article has 6 comments.
Brdkne said...
on Dec. 28 2009 at 6:34 pm
Well, the idea for the poem came to me after watching a video about the german death camps durring world war two. Then a few of my class mates started talking about how that kind of stuff dosnt happen anymore and I had to tell them straight that there is still even more evil in the world than people realize and that we are sheltered in this country from the horrible things that go on in Africa and the Middle East. So yeah i just felt compelled to right about my fealings.
xXFadedFlowerXx GOLD said...
on Jul. 8 2009 at 4:25 pm
So true, I completely agree with this poem.
