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Saving Serenity

by Anthony Albania - John Oliver Secondary School, Vancouver BC Mar 12, 2010

What the hell is wrong with us?
People had been treated very cruel
We're not being sympathetic
No respect happens

Kids die from hunger
Teens get depression
Our minds are dirty
Life is too short

Earth is filled with pollution
Economy slowly loses nature
The air whispers around us
We see nothing

War outbursts ragefully
People are bound in blood
Insanity unleashed
Terrorists conquered our world

See that priest
Preached for faith
Angels hear his voice
The Lord cried in pain

Tabloids are for junkies
Depression is unhealthy
Drugs hurt
People die

It's not fair
Of what we have
That can't be taken
For granted

Humans are complex
We shall know better
We're destroying peace
Wake up in haste

Look outside your window
Do you see anything?
Imagine a place we live
That fades too soon

You can no longer
See love
See comfort
Feel serenity

The world is moving
As we created a monster
That was unleashed
To grow gigantic

It's our own fault
It's the injustice
It's sorority
It's bigotry

We live
In one life
One Chance
One Space

Make a difference
Change other lives
See better things
Feel the love

Let's share happiness
Give to those who are in need
Support each other
Build a better place

I don't give a damn
Because we're the predators
Justice is needed
Dream for love

Someday we'll know
That we can change
Stand up
For them and for you

We are the people
The people who take
Responsibilities
And actions

What do you want to change?
What do you want to see?
What do you want to be?
What do you want to feel?

Spread a word
To thousands of people
Create a life
Invent a home

Change your ways
Do something
Live in Peace
And in Love

Imagine no life
Give your chance
Save lives
Tell a story

There's nothing important
But Comfort
Which everyone needs
To be happy

For you and for me...

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Save The Earth

Submitted by mhiz_love on Thu, 03/18/2010 - 03:43.

Nature is very important in this world.
The ozone layer is also important to protect our planet.
Pollution is getting worse,
The population is getting bigger.

But what are we still doing?
We are being careless about our planet.
Pesticides are bad for our food,
Actually, we don't need pesticides
to make our plants, fruits and vegetables
bigger and delicious.

We are having an environmental issue,
We are experiencing global warming or
climate change.
Look at what's going on to our planet,
We are killing the world that God
gave to us.

We have to stop this problem unless,
we are gonna kill our life, and also
the Earth.
People are worried about money instead of
thinking about how to solve our environmental issue.

Just think about it,
how about our next generation?
We have to reverse this trend,
We have to cooperate and make
some plans before it becomes too late.

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