Taking an Unsettling Moment

by Nicole M. - Gemini

I've had sort of an
Unsettling
Emotion running through me most of the day...
Unsettling
That I can't label it
I don't know what it is...
It's like I know something in my head
That my heart isn't acknowledging...

Then I take in
my surroundings...
I see the world
The pain and hatred.
It's seems the anger
Is taking up more than 
It's fair share. 
For all this global warming
Everything sure feels cold.
Nobody is happy with anyone else-
Judging, critizing, alienating
Where's the compassion and forgiveness?
Where's the acceptance
And the forgotten egos?
Smothered by a passion for violence
And dead emotions.

Parents yelling at the child's expense-
People looking away as Mr. Down Syndrome says hello-
Students whispering about the geek in the front row-
Bigots yelling out of ignorance-
Family disowning by speculation-
And judgements getting pasted
On assumptions...

Now will my own
Selfish choice
Bring these things upon me
And what if
I deserve every pound I get?
Birth sign: Gemini
Date created: 2001-10-16 20:48:50
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:45:12
Poem ID: 65482

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