Estranged

[John Northcutt Young]

There is no understanding,
We’re light years away.
Shot down before landing,
Consumed by the blaze.

We’re dead without dying,
Ignoring each other’s life.
Gave up before trying,
Stabbed without a knife.

Too selfish to see,
Too vain to bend,
Won’t speak to agree,
Rather fight than mend.

We need not comprehend
Different views of life;
Listen and don’t offend,
Acceptance will end strife.

Seeing with opened eyes
Ensures our basic rights.
Foes change to allies,
Understanding one another unites.



John Northcutt Young
Navarre, FL

[D.F.Russell]

For me personally, I think this would flow better if some of the contractions etc. were removed:

There is no understanding:
we were light years away.
Shot down before landing
and consumed in the blaze.

No offence intended, forgive me for the modification. I thought it the easiest way to illustrate my point.

[John Northcutt Young]

Of course not. That's how we grow. I was thinking about "we are" instead of "we were". Will ponder.