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[aid] => mick
[title] => What Are Hearts For?
[time] => 2013-10-11 18:04:27
[hometext] => It isn't right to turn a blind eye is it? Sometimes we all have to be reminded of that fact
[bodytext] => What are eyes for mummmy, what is their use? To see of course my sweet, all of nature's wonderous things Birds lifted high in the sky, angels dancing up in the blue Water trickling lazily down the mountainside Rocks polished smooth by it's familiar course Horses galloping freely over dusty plains Manes tossed wildly by the billowing breeze Then mummy, what of the starving Those with cup in hand whom hunger drives to walk the streets Those whose lives were torn apart by bullets, bombs and lives built of lies? We turn our gaze away from them, keep our focus on the silver lining What are mouths for mummy, what do they do? To speak of course my love, to tell of riches bestowed by mother earth Of oceans filled with the finest jewels of the sea To the tallest range of snow capped peaks Where darkenes reigns all winter long Or islands fringed by soft white sand Where turtles make their nests Then Mummy, what of the lands scoured by mans destruction, raped my machine Resources bled from deep underground, insides ripped away? We do not speak of them, those decisions we did not take What are ears for mummy, what purpose do they have? To hear of course, my precious one, to listen to the humming bee taking nectar from the flower Or a beautiful song from a violin, bowed to perfection in expert hands To the call of the doves, silk tones in late afternoon Then Mummy, what of the cries of the homeless Whose world was stolen in the blink of a storm Or those imprisoned by merely speaking words Sentences condemning when they dared to give alternatives? We cannot hear conspiracy, subversive thoughts are not welcome here What are hearts for mummy, why do we have them? This time she paused, cast her eyes to the ground Then drew deeper breath, raised her hand and sighed With hearts we feel the love that binds, compassion for our fellow man A child way beyond her tender years had made her realise The purest heart in the darkest world should always be what drives. [comments] => 4 [counter] => 339 [topic] => 48 [informant] => puppy_dog_eyes [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => EmotionalPoetry )
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