Tis infamy
To make us wander
This earth
…..Lost
…..Unknowing
Cowering in the wake of unrighteousness
Trembling in the wake of inhumanity

For mankind bleeds hate better than any other
And his existence for Godliness…..is moot

So men spend their nights keeping misery
And concocting atrocities
That engulfs righteousness
And consumes humanity in its wake

But some…some of us love
Giving it freely
Spreading it….hopefully
Offering possibility

And we rise up,
O we rise up o’er the infamy
And find the bravery
And the strength …to continue

This piece was created for the Random Poetic Phrases Game from the Discussion Board utilizing the following poetic phrases:

Make us wander
Their nights keeping
Rise up, O