A TIME TO PAY

In all our lives theres comes a time when we must pay
for all we have or have not done.
Right now is the time we have to stand up and
pay, pay for all the creature comforts we hold so dear.
Time to pay for what we have taken for granted,
for all those we have stepped on ,or have used to get
where we wanted.
It is time we as parents, grand parents,and parents to be
pay for sitting by and doing nothing to stop what we see is
wrong.
Wrong with our goverments ,ourselves ,how we see others,
or how we have treated others.
Right now we have a chance to change ,grow and learn from
our mistakes ,and the mistakes of others.
Its time for a change in this world, no more lines to be
drawn, no more judging because someone is different,
practices a different religion.
This is the time to put aside all differences and unite,
it matters not who we are but what we do with the life
given to us.
What will we tell our future generations?
How will we explain to them that we stood by and left all
our debt to be paid by them?
How many of our childrens , chlidren will be free to even
try to change what they will see is wrong?
With no freedoms left , no joy only pain ,day in day out
never knowing what we had or what it was like to be free.
Free to choose their own paths in life, the freedom to live
and pursue their own happiness.
What would our fore fathers say if they could see what we
have done?
We as the human race have sat idly by while our
countries and rights have been replaced with stuff,and
junk,or to feel safe.
It si time we pay our debts before our future has to suffer.
Will you cower in a corner or stand for whats right?
Make no mistake one way or the other we will all pay,
its just a matter of when.
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Posted: Feb 2013
About this poem:
how i feel and what should be done

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Comments (2)

mcradloff
This reminds me of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles song. "Do you have the courage to do what's right, that's turtle power. I am just as guilty. I voted for democrats who were no better than republicans. I didn't put enough pressure on my politicians to control the debt. I didn't stand up to bullies in school. This year we celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the creation of the income tax and the federal reserve. Both made to steal money from common hard-working people.doh liar stuck barf happy valentines day
NowIsAllUhave
I absolutely dig this one! Great write! Why does no body write of these types of topics which need to be discussed. I see all these wanna be poets in here talking about BS or nothing at all just cuz they think it sound good. It has no meaning, still they all comment in their own little friend groups never branching out to see that good poetry has no face, yet they sol judge good writings by the one who wrote it. This is one of the best reads I've had in awhile! Keep the truth coming! Be the hero & be it by words. By truth!
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