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Heal The World

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I look down the street and see people

Some are walking and some are asleep

Not on a bed, maybe in their imagination

The unfortunate ones lie on the pavement

Life is not fair at all

I look down the road and see kids

Some overweight with their bellies bulging

And the other ones who dream of food

Charity and alms are severely needed

Ask yourself before eating

I walk down the path and observe adults

Some with Adidas and Nike

My heart bleeds when I see the other ones

With rags for cover and scratched legs

Do you think we need luxurious clothes?

In the snowy mountains and over the sand

People with arms and tanks and planes

Take their posts on the wall and in the sky

Ready to take a shot in the head to prevent our downfall

They are truly selfless

How can we relax and take a break

All we have to do is study

We don't know our own enemy

Mirrors aren't for beauty

Human nature is the problem

When you see such pain and sorrow

You should wake up and understand

We must be selfless and abnegation

Help the legless ones to stand

We must be the ones to raise our hand

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StealTheWorld
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hi there, Mastermind! and welcome to YWS :)

i'd like to begin my review by congratulating you on creating such a powerful piece. the world is indeed in need of some healing. your poem carries a very strong message. however, i do think the delivery could be better. i recommend using punctuation to separate sentences or ideas, especially considering your formatting. there are no distinguishable stanzas, and while that's perfectly acceptable, i think it'd be easier to read and more visually pleasing with punctuation :)

you've got a nice rhythm going here and i love the way you describe everything from an observer's point of view. it's not always easy to get a message across using this style because it's focusing on more than one thing. i was actually hoping to read more into what this person is seeing, feeling, hearing, etc. a bit more description and use of imagery would do you a great deal of good.

of course, you don't need to change anything you don't want to. this was meant to help you to improve, if that's what you're looking for. i enjoyed reading this and i'm really looking forward to more from you! great job and happy writing :)

-stealtheworld

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Eferhilda
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Beautiful. This speaks a lot about the injustices in the world and how it is all right there before us, there for us to make the change into something else, something better. All people have to do is pull their heads out of the sand, out of their own worlds and see the world that we all share. Speak out for what is wrong and challenge the norm that is hurting our fellow man. I love the imagery and the flow of the poem works very fell together.

This is a great work of poetry and I definitely look forward to reading more from you in the future.

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Snazzy
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Snazzy wrote a review · Sat May 09, 2015 2:15 pm

Hello there! :D
So this is my first review in a very long time, and I'm trying to get back into the reviewing mood. ;) So I am REALLY sorry if this is horrible. :D But let's move on, shall we? ;)
So I really like this. It has a very good theme, which is something that all good stories/poems should have. :D You had great points in this as well.
Anyway, I first wanted to talk about the punctuation. Punctuation helps the reader know when to pause, and take a breath. (of course you probably already knew that ;) ) It works in poems too. So you could write it like this-

"I look down the street and see people,
some are walking and some are asleep.
Not in a bed, maybe in their imagination.
The unfortunate ones lie on the pavement."

Or something like that at least. (I'm not too good with punctuation :D ) Also, on the third line. I don't know if this makes it any better, but if you took away maybe, and put but. Because you're right. People are asleep in their imagination.
Other than that, you did really well on this! :D Great job, and keep writing! :)
~Snazzy :)
Stay Awesome :D



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