Remembering Remembrance Day We waged a war to not live that way A war we won or so they say But looking around all I see is dismay.
They killed alot of people but what did they win They still live their lives in corruption and sin Telling their lies to let evil back in Refusing to rise and so let it begin.
They still kill the martyrs that witness to GOD They still ignore prophets dismissed with a nod They still war on the poor and onward they trod Justifying all in the name of God.
Yet Cain still kills Abel With all the cards on the table Though this way is unstable They still lay the cable.
With this thinking my mind starts to sway I think the point missed on living that way "The war to end all wars"; I've heard them say But is that what's remembered this Remembrance Day.
Seemingly not as wars continue still And all of life's problems can be fixed with a pill And even the children have learned how to kill But all of this is just run of the mill.
Then deep inside I start to grin As I recognize the journey's within With nothing to stop me once I begin And all of life's puzzles start to fit in.
With hope I speak out that they hear what I say And Listen closely to change their way That they may avoid the 'End of Days' And Remember that, this Remembrance Day. Why We're Not Here
There has been a question That has crossed everyone's mind It has plagued us all From the beginning of time.
It's been asked in churches They haven't a clue It's been asked in schools But they're asking you.
It's been tackled by scholars, Doctors, lawyers, and judges And where writers have tried We find only smudges.
Great thinkers have tried And tried, and tried again The closest of these I think Was Mark Twain.
In the history of man It remains unclear And the question is Why are we here.
To help out a bit I have some suggestions To find the right answers You must ask the right questions.
Are we here to be the type Who kills and destroys Who builds themselves bombs And plays with nuclear toys.
Surely we're not here To ravage the trees The rivers, the lakes The oceans and seas.
I don't think we're here To learn how to hate Nor to suppress Enslave, or mutilate.
I know we're not here To watch children starving Not with turkey politicians Ripe for the carving.
I doubt that we're here To spread this disease I doubt that we're here For any of these.
So what could it be If none of the above What of understanding Compassion, and love.
With life so confusing And answers so rare I thought that just maybe My thoughts I would share.