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If Only

Where have we gone?

By Kayton HickenlooperPublished 6 years ago 1 min read
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If only

If only we could put the guns down

If only we could put the knives down

If only we could watch our words

Isn't it said to treat how you wish to be treated

So why

What causes create such devastation

How can one bring themselves to react in such a way

With destruction

Without even thinking about the harm it causes

The pain of pulling the trigger

The aftershock that it brings

More chaos it creates

Where revenge is sought after

Just like the phrase of an eye for an eye

It only creates for a world to be blind

Where the pointing of the finger

Just makes everything okay

A he said

She said kind of moment

But where is the real justice

Is it just lost

Stored in a chest under the sea

Full of the eyes

Taken by greed

What happened to the beauty

Where we said good job

Or even thank you

Where we took the time to understand

To think things through

Just like the song Imagine

Everyone living for today

Where the only real thing that needs any worry

Is the love that you can bring

Can we find that place

Where joy can be shared

Back to when you could trust your neighbor

And even ask to borrow a cup sugar

Or is that gone too

If only we can put the gun down

If only we could put the knives down

If only we could watch our words

If only we could lift people up

If only we could lend a helping hand

If only

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About the Creator

Kayton Hickenlooper

I write to clear my mind. To get out of the fog of daily confusion. An artist by heart. To live, laugh, and grow.

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