Picture perfect in pieces
Scattered by the millions,
Waiting for the collective to assemble,
But none of them seem to fit.
We look for answers in war.
Such a primitive mind,
So narrow the thought.
Our conflicts prove coercive;
Devastation,
Death,
Disease,
Degrade us,
Subhuman.
We look for creative ways to destroy,
Enamoured by fatality
To no ones surprise
The puzzle pieces bend and break,
The puzzle pieces get lost,
Our human puzzle incomplete,
Gets thrown on the heap.
Still–throughout our eternity
We have gotten no wiser
And have never learned to play nice.
.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Dom DiFrancesco 
Nice…and sadly true:(
I think so, it is something that bothers me a great deal.
Perhaps some of us are learning. :)
Great poem.
Laurie
I sure would like to think so, only time will tell,but I honestly don’t hold a great deal of hope. I guess I’m just in a pessimistic mood. Thank you for the nice compliment Laurie. :)
I guess I am a bit of a dreamer..but I have seen a few surprising shifts in my own little world. :)
I certainly hope you are right, being a dreamer is a wonderful thing. :)
:)
Love that last line in particular. So very true.
Thank you Ionia, maybe someday we will learn.
Spreading this poem can only help…great poem!!
Thank you Cheryl for the very nice comment. :)
You’re welcome…I find Twitter and Facebook do open the eyes of less converted than WordPress readers {smiles}
I can understand that as Facebook and Twitter combined are significantly higher in traffic than WordPress, but anywhere we can spread the word is a good place. :)
Great poem, Dom —
No, we still don’t play nicely … but … there is always hope so long as there are so many like-minded dreamers out there. :)
I certainly hope that your optimism plays out, I am all for having dreams come true. :)
I cling to Churchill’s quote about never, never, NEVER giving up. :)
Lets hope that persistence pays off. :)
Before I forget … love the new look for your blog. :)
Thank you, I thought I just needed to try something different.
Well, it’s a very good choice! :)
Thanks. :)
A poignant metaphor. Puzzles are interesting – they usually take time – peace and quiet and usually if more eyes are present, it is easier to solve. Wouldn’t it be nice if the world could use the same technique to solve the puzzles of the world? Emphasis on peace and quiet….:)
I’m all for peace and quite…two of my favorite things.