Poems/Short Stories
Hate By Robert Reddic III
We lose so many people every day because of hate/
People killing people that’s not our true fate/
To kill because of race or religion is not a valid reason/
Murdering fellow man should never be a season/
Without knowing someone how can one judge/
Or just by looking at someone hold a grudge/
Times have changed but things remain the same/
Having hate in our hearts but not having shame/
Willing to do things to people out of pure malice/
Not caring for one another and being so callous/
What’s happening in our world is just tragic/
Time’s need to change, our measures should be drastic/
It’s time to work harder not smarter, because our brain gives us hate/
Love comes from the heart, but could it be too late/
Can we remove the hate, and love one another/
For this man to look at that man, not as an enemy, but as a brother!
In the Midst By Robert Reddic III
In the midst of something bad/
Remove your sorrows, choose to be glad/
When dealing with things out of your control/
Look deep inside yourself, search your soul/
Search for that hero that’s inside of you/
For that person you always wanted to/
That person as a child you wanted to become/
Or that character on tv that would see danger and run/
But not away, no they ran into the danger/
Not just for a friend, but a complete stranger/
So, pick yourself up from your lowest of lows/
Put a smile on your face, in the midst of the pain make sure it shows/
The trouble is only temporary, never permanent/
Place your pain in a hole and cover it with cement/
In a race, you jump over hurdles, not duck underneath/
Take a moment for yourself and control how you breathe/
See that you have more to offer, more to achieve/
Throw all of your troubles into the deepest of deep/
Regain your passion, your love for yourself/
Without love for you, how can you love someone else/
In the midst of it all, regain your strength/
Your life is not short, it contains great length!