Year Of Guilt

Gave up red meat
Turned down the heat
Volunteered for charity
Gave with responsibility,
I did what I could.

Murder of the rain forests
Little children are the poorest
Women beaten and abused
Elderly who always lose,
I will do what I can.

Toxic waste and nuclear arms
Hatred and AIDS alarm
Poverty, discrimination,
Rationalization and retaliation,
I am afraid it will not stop.

Save the earth, give hope new birth
Common sense, give peace a chance
Have a conscience, look around
Pay attention, take baby steps,
Help me make a difference.

By Ruth A. Souther - 1991

Back to Poetry main page