Humanity (Acrostic)

How is it that we managed to survive this long

Using violence against others indiscriminately

Maiming, killing for the sake of oil and profit

Are we really that cold and uncivilized

No excuse can convince me otherwise

I mourn the loss of all human life

Their families given little time to grieve

Yells for mercy are met with yet another bomb

 

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

 

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14 responses to “Humanity (Acrostic)”

  1. Victor Terrien Avatar

    Sad, true, and beautiful writing, all at the same time.

    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

      Thank you Victor, I appreciate the compliment very much.

  2. writersdream9 Avatar

    We are capable of so much more! Thank you because this post asks questions that we need to be examining closely!

    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

      I hope that it does, I’m so disappointed right now in our lack of humanity.

  3. Jonathan Caswell Avatar

    Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
    A LITTLE CAUSTIC…THIS ACROSTIC.

    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

      Perhaps my friend and thank you for the re-blog, much appreciated.

  4. martha0stout Avatar

    It is often said that civility is only there when its convenient for the aggressor.

    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

      I honestly do believe that and I don’t think we have done a very good job at being civil ourselves, but we are very quick to question the civility of others. Thanks Martha.

      1. martha0stout Avatar

        Aye, being civil is something I work on as well. I’ve had my younger brother (my youngest sibling) call me on it, though at least it’s been several years since that moment. I like to think I’m not as bad as I was then.

        Practice, practice, practice.

      2. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

        We all hope that with age would come civility, but as we have witnessed that isn’t always the case. Like you say all you can do is “practice, practice, practice”.

  5. RoSy Avatar

    I wonder too..And – for how much longer?

    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

      I probably don’t want to know how much longer. Thanks RoSy.

  6. J.R.Taylor Avatar
    J.R.Taylor

    You pose so many well timed questions…You can hope that things can turn around but it just seems (sometimes) we are hurdling toward our own made ending!

    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

      Indeed it does, we seem to be spiraling by our own hands.

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