Tragedy

I wrote this poem based on my thoughts of the Sandy Hook shooting. I just think something like this is awful and shouldn't ever be considered a common occurrence. Though it shall never be forgotten, we need to continue to realize that life goes on, live in the Now, and find ways to better ourselves and this country from this situation. We can sit here and pout about it all we want, we can sit here and say how we "plan" on executing all these plans, but there won't be change unless people are proactive and actually act on their words!

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Look at this place
Tainted by evil
This situation
Caused a more than enough mayhem

A once quaint area, destroyed by tragedy
Innocent lives
Stripped away by the devil
A once happy town now mourns with sorrow

No one wants to fall
And lose it all
To one who never deserved to exist
And doesn't even deserve to spit
Because he was only a waste of space

Who would want such a thing to happen
Something to spark a worldwide phenomenon
It will be a painful recovery
Doable when everyone comes together
But we can't wait on the world to change

This isn't the place for shock
This isn't the place for killing
No one deserves to die
No one deserves to feel this terrible ailing

This man should have been fed to the dogs
This happens way too often
Someone should have stepped in to help
In order to prevent people from seeing the red in the world

Some people think life is a Cinderella story
Bring a gun and it will turn into your worst nightmare
Life is beautiful
But shouldn't be viewed with a veil

Should we have seen this coming
Or should we have used our firepower to stop it?
What caused this to happen?
We may never know

This day will live in infamy
Along with the other days filled with tragedy
But why do we think as such?
We still need to see the good above the evil
It's shocking, but true!

We still wonder why we think of tragedy instead of wonder
Why we decide to look more into the dark of the day instead of the light at the end of the tunnel
Why people recognize death instead of charity and beauty
We need to put our shine on
But not disregard the black

As we pray for peace
We wish for infinite protection
And come together
To band as one
Providing a safe haven
For those who suffered
Providing comfort
To those who are now feeling despair
In a sick and twisted tragedy

We can never point a finger at the problem
Only to the devil
But find all possible to change
All necessary to cause a triumph
Find justice
Find peace
Sing out loud
Have your voice heard
Shed a waterfall of tears
And take a deep breath
Filled with relief
Filled with joy
Even if you're affected
Just take a breath of fresh air

Find a way to fight evil
Find a way to fight all fears
We can say we're going to fight
But we actually have to fight to win!

What about now to see the sun?
We shouldn't always look for the black hole in the puzzle
It may be no fairy tail ending to live without your loved one
The heroes should be rewarded
More than a purple heart
If only they can be rewarded with another chance
But that's not how life works

Sing out loud
Sing to the clouds
Escape from hell

Let's rid ourselves from this sin
Never forget
But remember we can always come together
As one free nation
And not dwell on what we don't have or what we lost
But focus on the Now
Focus on the beauty
Focus on the seeing the stars at night

Take a moment
Smell the flowers
Because they may never come back
You only have one chance
Go with a bang!
Gaze at the clouds!
Walk with your head held up high
And hope it never, ever happens again!

We can act
We can change the world
We can't bring people back
But we can continue to pay it forward
And advocate kindness and pure heart

We can continue to be reminded of life's beauty
And take a moment
See the light
Past this sick and twisted tragedy!

Prince Charming

Prince Charming
A term given to the few, fresh, finest
A wonderful man of honor
Walking along with a head held high filled with pride and a pleasing spirit
Viewed as a hero to all he encounters
Riding down a radiant road towards success
Always putting his loved ones before himself
Loving children and adults alike

On your special day
Devoted solely to you
It is a time to be selfish
And live in the now
When everyone bows down to you
Where the present represents a path of loving life and all around you
Where the sweetest are given all they deserve
And you shall triumph through life and love's rugged pathways

Lenses

Do you see that cliche yellow brick road in front of you? Maybe so. Forget your lenses? They can be somewhere. Maybe these lenses are staring at you… or even on that stage in front of you… in a place you are never alone, where you are not looking at the phone or through those bones… Satisfied by your side is a world unknown. A world only you know… or many others for that matter. Such a world, known as music, is more than a mere noise, sound, or rhythm. It's a way of life! There is no reason to be afraid for a form of self-expression. Piercings, tattoos, hair or clothing style. It's your own. It's your form of beauty. It can even bring a happy couple closer!

Wherever you may be, you can run into a world of disgrace. Your heart, bulletproof, produces a long string of words that are everyone else's to decipher. All the while, they are yours, hopefully… not someone else's that are fed into your mouth just to achieve popularity. They should be yours to take pride in, not for publicity and fame. They should be a joy that people cherish and not drool over. They should be for you, not to impress anyone except for you… and maybe your boyfriend or best friend!
Nowadays, the true definition of music is to your discretion. Nowadays, these so called "stars" are trying to taint your lenses with fame, fortune, and luck. The lyrics have no depth, they were mass produced, and a true musician would vomit.

Thankfully, a cover can paint some color to a dull frame. It can give a new image to a tainted lens. It will create a vivid image of life, ranging from girls looking for loser boyfriends, girls breaking up with their boyfriend, a wife leaving, etc. But this image will be from someone else's mind through your lenses…

It is all still of a larger entity, whether for fame, for you, or a smaller audience soon to grow, it is for you. It is from your heart, through your soul, and pulsating through your veins. It is a part of you. It is about life through your lenses. Whether or not people understand, it's their loss; that is why there are multiple genres. You can either go through a hurricane and exit dead or alive.

No matter what you choose, the path you take, the life you live, it's all yours. People can criticize, hurt, hate, demoralize, but you are still you, no matter what. Don't drive into a deep end of depression, angst, and bittersweet memories. It's you. Take pride. It's life through your lenses. And that's all that matters...