Take A Good Look

Take a good look around

What do you truly see

Between the drugs, the alcohol

and prostitution on the street

Men of all ages

thieving and playing music

Wanna-be rockstars, criminals

and men wearing tunics

When you walk past

What expressions go by

Stress, fear, anger

and those who want to cry

Women standing on corners

Some right outside your house

Getting raped and murdered

While your sitting on your couch

Does it satisfy you

The vision of this earth

Does this call for a re-start

or an easy re-birth

Because what I see

I don’t like at all

I once saw this earth rise

Now it seems to fall

Into its decrepit hell

Filled with death and despair

What you see now honey

I know is making you scared

But remember just one thing

Perhaps when it all comes to an end

You’ll be stronger then

So you can be the one who stands