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wrote this in 10 mins. Hence the title.

 

 

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I picked up my pen

And started to write

About passion and people

And a daily plight

About what they've known

And what they could know

I picked up my pen

And it started to flow

I wrote about nations

I wrote about towns

The falling of strongholds

And walls coming down

I wrote for the weak 

Unable to stand

And I wrote about healing 

For a broken land

I wrote about struggles 

And the colour of skin

I wrote about racism 

And where to begin

I wrote about the insults 

That nobody sees

And I wrote for the child 

In tears as he flees

I wrote about faith

And all we perceive

I wrote for the sceptic

And those who believe 

I wrote for the sinner 

The words that atone

And I wrote for the lost 

That there is a way home

I wrote for the future

What have we done 

I wrote about rivers 

And the blackening sun

I wrote for the mother's

Whose children are crying

And I wrote for the planet 

Before our eyes dying

I wrote with a fervour

All that I'd seen

From the broken and lonely

Too the poets that dream

I wrote to inspire 

Each one of them 

As I closed my eyes

And put down my pen  

Reviews

[Bubo]

I remember reading this.............and it was a stunning piece, incredible that it took 10 minutes!!

wrote for the mother's

Whose children are crying

And I wrote for the planet

Before our eyes dying

I wrote with a fervour

All that I'd seen

From the broken and lonely

Too the poets that dream

Such wonderful thoughts about why we write, because we have been blessed with a pen and a voice..........
both entwined..........I love this piece by you.

[justjenn_2u]

What a dynamic rhyme scheme. This poem is so full of empathy, I was speechless. Not to mention, how well the piece flows - as that of a river. So well written, my friend.

[Angel Bird]

Terrific flow - the beat and rhythm are perfect - couldn't be better.
I love this - it gets a life on its own. Wow!
I'm impressed! Love the journey through a writers perspective.
Very well done ...

[Natasha Ashway]

10 mins? It's incredible!
This is a really good poem and I like your expression.
Nice.