Beauty Through the Lines
our world covered with lines
streaking across the surface
jagged edges cutting in
burrowing into the holes
anger hiding
each flaw buried
underneath fake smiles
and sweet words.
money and power
push people to destroy
how easy to ruin
instead of create
homes ripped up
animals gone extinct
and for what
to satisfy our own selfish needs?
one desperate action for a loved one
compensates for a life in prison
hate overwhelms minds
cruelty beyond thought
money lavishly spent on
goods, riches, jewelry, trinkets
while people go hungry
begging on the streets
some fight over petty things
an extra candy or cake
but how would they feel
if they were sitting in war?
blood painting the sky
screams of mercy
families left behind
never to return
but each person can change
so can the world
the sun still shines
the wind still waves
there are plagues among
the well shaped surface
true smiles still light the world
beauty through the lines.
