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I'm older and wiser
I cry more now
when I see hate
abuse and neglect.
Dissension in our universe
is sad and overwhelming.
Perspectives are askew
It's a blamers world.
Shandra can't handle the state of the world and needs encouragement. |
No one takes responsibility.
People want an easy escape.
There is none.
If you leave a marriage
there's is fall out,
disillusioned children
broken one way or another.
If you stay in the abuse
the damage
solidifies.
the damage
solidifies.
Accepting mental illness
is heroic....
If you also take responsibility
for the ramifications,
the damage it inflicts,
the chaos and fear it causes.
Recognizing it as so.
Defining it otherwise
is an injustice to all
addicted, homeless, alone.
But, it happens
Why?
The stories are missing
as the blame
recurs
In labels,
abuse, mental illness
addiction
abuse, mental illness
addiction
I cry more now
when I see the love
I taught my child,
reciprocated,
in forgiveness, allegiance
I cry at good deeds
kind moments,
joyous occasions for others
great leaders, humanitarians
trustworthy ethics and kindness
I cry at stories of redemption
good music, cheerful endings
magical moments, philanthropy
I endure the pain of death
and illness.
I shut my eyes to the
and illness.
I shut my eyes to the
visuals
of abuse, gore, hatred
My mind shuns
what shreds the fibers of my
In reverence I
grapple to shards
of hope!