Thursday 6 June 2013

Poetry: Every Day

Every Day

Every day
The world awakes
A billion people
Continue their lives

Every day
Someone dies
If you listen carefully
You’ll hear their cries

Every day
A baby is born
Given a name
As they sleep and yawn

Every day
A child is bullied
Scared and alone
He sobs on the floor

Every day
Two people get married
Declare their love
And walk up the aisle

Every day
A mother is beaten
By her husband
Who she once trusted and loved

Every day
Someone’s wishes are broken
As they break down
On a cold stone step

Every day
Is someone’s bad day
Their life won’t go right
They feel useless and worthless

Every day
Is the greatest day of someone’s lives
They go to bed happy
And smile as they sleep

Every day
Someone’s heart is broken
Its’ torn in two
As they watch their partner walk away

Every day
Someone goes on a date
Keeping their eye on the time
They don’t want to be late

Every day
Is someone’s last day in this world
But if they knew that
They might live it differently

Every day
Someone is diagnosed
With a terminal illness
They sink to the floor
In a puddle of a fear

Every day
Someone has their first kiss
They dance home in a trance
Replay that moment
A thousand times in their mind

Every day
Good rules out the bad
Evil defeats the glory
Pain and love collide

Every day
Death consumes another innocent person
And a tiny baby is wrapped in a blanket

Every day
Certain things happen
The dice of fate
Lands on each of us

It determines our futures
And alters our lives
Decides who to kill
And lets the rest survive

Every day
A new adventure starts
A story is told
As the day evolves

Every day
The sun shines
And a billion people

Live their lives.

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