Blood Shot eyes!! by DavidROMAN
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This is not one of the flowers from my show and “Poems for her” but will be in my book.

I like many see such thing that make us want to do more but where do we draw the line an how much can we do. This is a poem about how I feel about these things.

My eyes have seen a lot of things that many dare not see.
The suffering of the little ones that sleep in all the streets.
My eyes have seen many men locked out of life’s main stream.
And here I am with food enough for many mouths to eat.
My eyes have seen the little ones crying out for love!
While many are lying dead from hunger in some dirty house.
While their mommas arms stuck with needles as they slowly die.
An daddy’s never been a name that they’ll ever know.
I look at them so young and fresh and they too have a need.
That same drug that their mommas need their little body’s crave!
My eyes cry out and scream to you please see these little ones.
Their plight is not their making it comes from mans desires.
We make a world that fit for some and other fall aside.
As we with many close our eyes, and step with eyes so blind!
I see you there I am just one, my heart go’s out to you.
Lying there in streets so cold with no one there for you.
How is it that my eyes see you but in my mind I’ve died.
Is it that its all too much as I try to survive!
I want to help what can I do your way too gone for me.
My eyes cry out I look for help but none is in my site.
Your little cry’s that I can hear no others care about.
I cry for you at night my child I lie here in my bed.
And wish that I had more to give then just my eyes this day.
But what can I just one man do to lend a hand?
So here I lie in my bed crying in my pain.
I turn my eyes like many men for this I am ashame!

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Comments

  • Kasey Cline
    Kasey Clineover 3 years ago

    Well that was pretty Deep Mr D…I love the flower its beautiful. The colors are so rich and perfectly framed!
    The poem is a sad one. But oh so true!!!

  • Yea I had this flower sitting there waiting to come out so I decided to write this poem for it thought it was sad but the flower was saying this is it do it so I did!
    Glad you like it my friend. Its a life of realitys out there and on one side we have been hit with so much pain every day that it starts to numb you to the suffering!
    I wonder if thats part of the plan?
    Humm ever wonder?

    – DavidROMAN

  • Sharon Johnstone
    Sharon Johnstoneover 3 years ago

    Wonderful words and image David!!

  • Thank you Sharon thats very nice of you!

    – DavidROMAN

  • hilarydougill
    hilarydougillover 3 years ago

    glorious macro, absolutely wonderful Dahlia and lovely colours. hugsxxx

  • Thank you Ms Hilary thats very kind of you!

    – DavidROMAN

  • Kasey Cline
    Kasey Clineover 3 years ago

    Yes I think that is part of the plan. I think that we are shown the horid things so that we can learn to cherish and treasure what we have! I have seen alot of aweful stuff in my short 30 years! Maybe one day I will share some of my old writings about the crazy I used to live! Maybe one day! Everything in life is done for a reason and we may not know what that reason is but one day it will click I am sure of it!!!

  • merlin67
    merlin67over 3 years ago

    The poem is very moving – and I agree that sometimes we see so much suffering that we almost become de-sensitised to it all. I believe that the gap between the “haves” and the “have nots” is forever widening and this is so sad. I don’t know what the answer is though. Do you?

  • My feeling on this issue is to make community work a must like getting your high school degree you don’t do community service then you don’t get the things necessary to have fun like driving!
    Sorry but we need to create a public awareness one build on compassion and not rejection.
    So it should be required like here in Germany you have to do Military or public work if you don’t want to go to the military then you do public service and thats everyone!
    Just like other countrys do here in europe.
    An why not its our town our state and our country and most of all our people.

    – DavidROMAN

  • AnaCBStudio
    AnaCBStudioover 3 years ago

    Gorgeous DAvid!

  • Thank you Ana good to see ya !

    – DavidROMAN

  • Janis Zroback
    Janis Zrobackover 3 years ago

    That’s a stunning flower portrait David…well matched to your verse.

  • Thank you Janis thats funny I didn’t see your kind comments until now thank you!

    – DavidROMAN

  • Hena Tayeb
    Hena Tayebover 3 years ago

    great shot

  • Thats very kind of you Hena thank you so much and good to meet you too!

    – DavidROMAN

  • LeslieBattjes
    LeslieBattjesover 3 years ago

    such a gorgeous bloom, David! I like how you’ve presented it! :)

  • Thank you Leslie thats very nice of you.

    – DavidROMAN

  • Nala
    Nalaover 3 years ago

    David, thats wonderful i have worked in place and see a lot of that pain and felt it this rings so true.
    Thank you for making me remember things sad and beautiful . . . great words and a wonderful flower. Alan

  • Hey my friend cool to see ya and yes its an epidemic isn’t it Black , White, Yellow, Brown ! Its effecting so many people and its riding over economic borders too!
    Oh well thanks a lot for your comments my friend.

    – DavidROMAN