I’m on the Side of the Earth
lyrics by John Peacefire
There’s so many more of us than there are of them.
So many of our kin are just born into this mess.
I don’t know why the police aren’t on our side.
I don’t know why we’re not all on the same side.
I’m on the side of the earth
I’m on the side of the earth.
There’s so many more of us than there are of them.
So many of our kin are just born into
This mess and all the things they obsess with
And they are truly lost
But I’m on the side of the earth
Livin’ on a shoestring income
I’m on the side of the earth
Askin’ myself how come
How come the police aren’t on our side?
How come we’re not all on the same side?
I”m on the side of the earth
There’s so many more of us than there are of them
So many of our kin are just born into this mess
So many things left unaddressed by our education
And I really realized
I wish there were no sides
When you got rising coastal city tides
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Today’s world
by Jennina Rose Gorman
Today’s world was turned upside down and I found out on Facebook.
Today I learned I’d never again “See you around”
So bright, talented, kind- you had “what it took”
Taken from this world too early, you were supposed to do so much more….
I expected someday to see you on the big screen, you would’ve dazzled us all
You are the second that I went to college with, that left, shaking me to my core
It wasn’t supposed to be YOU! You were the best of us…you weren’t supposed to fall.
Today I learned I’d never laugh with you again, or act with you again, my heart is on the floor
I found out on Facebook.
So busy making a living, I’ve forgotten how to LIVE. You had so much talent, you could convey so much in a single look….
You are gone too early, you had so much to give…..
To all my friends near and far, know that I love you and support you in every endeavor
Please make the time to check on your friends often, even those who seem destined for greatness – maybe ESPECIALLY them… And forgive my clumsy tribute, I am not that clever.
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