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The sequel poem to my poem "Enough" |
So Much More Tonight I got up from the floor Wiped away my tears Swallowed the pain That threatened to drown my soul And fought to find Words Now is not the time for surrender Now is not the time To shut the windows and bar the doors Now is not the time To accept that things Are only destined to get worse Join me Pause for a moment Reach out with all your inner strength And pray To whatever name you use For our maker Pray for forgiveness For what you have done For what you have failed to do Pray for compassion Compassion for others And for ourselves And most of all Pray for hope After your prayer is finished Reach out To your friends To your neighbors Reach out to the broken The suffering The young The old All of those in need Reach out To those Who are reaching out To you Just for a day Decide to change the world around you It doesn’t have to be much Just the smallest bit of light Can destroy A whole bunch of darkness Be that spark Be that glimmer of hope Decide to be Just for a day To be the person you always dreamed Of becoming Yes As I said earlier Tonight I had had enough Please join me Even if it is But for just for twenty four hours And prove to the world And to ourselves That yes Together we can make a difference Together We can be So much more Ed Roberts 10/1/15 |