Mama, is this the world you left for me?
Violence as far as I can see
Sometimes I feel so helpless, weak and small
I wish I was never born at all
Ousted from the door of heaven’s shine
Betrayed by all that I held divine
Darkness and fright have come and kept me
Mama, is this the world for me?
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Papa, is this the life you meant for me?
Freedom is seldom or never free
I don’t know what is happening when
Demons I see in guise of men
Hunting their brothers just to pretend
The glory will rein and never end
A hundred deaths and battles before me
Papa, this ain’t the world for me
Is This The World For Me?
Frank Solanki 
Such is life misery end to end at the end we cry-more-more don’t let me go and they cry… sorry gone.
Thanks Frank
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Thanks for checking out my blog! 🙂 I really appreciate this poem, particularly the line “hunting their brothers just to pretend the glory will rein and never end.” It made me think about the social constructs that delude us from seeing we are all the same, and that the feelings of superiority we get from killing and terrorizing each other will never sustain us as a species.
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True. Thanks.
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Truly inspirational! Thank you for sharing with us!
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Thanks and welcome.
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Your poem speaks to the times we live.
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Thanks.
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Nice one, reminds me of Mother for Pink Floyd’s The Wall
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Thanks.
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An accurate sketch of how our world is today. Sad but true. You captured it well.
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Thanks.
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This poem speaks more than it reads. In a few words you have captured a lot that describes today’s world. Loved it.
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Thank you so much.
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Beautifully written my friend! And so relevant
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Thank you.
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This world has indeed become crazy and thanks to humans on the the path to self destruction….sadly what does it all boil down to……greed and a little piece of paper called money. Thank you Frank and with you on all.
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Thanks and welcome.
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Put my feelings into words. Great job.
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Thank you.
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Great poem ❤
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Thank you.
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Frank, this is such a very sad poem, beautifully written but please go and find the good too….or you won’t sleep.😊 .
Can we create some good?
miriam
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Yes we can, Miriam. And we will.
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It certainly ain’t my world either. Wonderfully penned. Frank.
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Thank you, Diana.
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Most welcome, Frank.
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I love rhyming poems. This was a good read. Following!
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Thank you.
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Love this Frank, so helpful and true.
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Thank you.
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Wow Frank! This really spoke to me and it reflects a lot of peoples true feelings i’m sure. x
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Thanks, Deborah.
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Always amazed on your writings. You are gifted with such a wonderful talent. Xx
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Thank you so much, Chinelle.
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Very well written as always. An eloquent chant to the real human principles of life and freedom for a better world. Your poems are accessible even for those people who might not be into poetry because of your great ability to communicate feelings and thoughts.
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That is again a huge compliment. Thank you.
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You are welcome.
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You speak the words that many don’t voice…
Please, everyone, come forward and make a noise
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I smell a revolution.
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Wow! This is lovely. I became that little child as I read through those words.
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Thanks. Glad you liked it.
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Ooh my..I’ve been shaken by every words you pinned! I’m not ready to answer if my son would ask me any of those.
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Ah, I can understand.
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Alway love reading your posts. Keep it up! It’s all real, it has feelings, it’s living.
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Thank you so much.
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Beautiful 🙄
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Thank you.
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Wow, Frank! This is excellent, and as Ryanna said, it is so timely. And very sad as well. Very moving poem. Thanks.
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Thanks a lot for the appreciation, Tim.
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You are very welcome.
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Rightly pen down what the world is becoming today, the hatred, the violence , all make us feel suffocating..
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So true.
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Love this
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Thank you.
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You have put the present(time) in words.I wonder how scary the future will be
Your poem👍👌👏
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Thanks. True. It is getting more and more difficult to imagine a better future.
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This is really great.
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Thank you.
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A very timely poem Frank. And it’s up to us to make things better.
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Yep, it is.
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Amazing. Intolerance in the world today will make it impossible to survive one day
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True. Thanks.
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This is great. I wanted to write about what a chaotic world we live in.
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Glad to know you liked it. Thanks.
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I love this 💜
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Thanks, Pingkan.
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This could be a song.
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It is. In my head.
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Brilliant. I love it!!
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Thank you, Albert.
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Hello Frank,
How may I contact you? I would like to hear your impression of the Caregiver’s Manual for Men.
Thank you for being considerate.
Dan
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You’d get my email id from your admin page.
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Thank you Frank but WordPress.com stats do not track IP addresses or other details. If you could please see https://mlbergitn.wordpress.com/cmfm-caregivers-manual-for-men/. I appreciate your investigation of purpose in the world. Dan
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I like this poem!
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Thank you.
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Great piece of work!!!
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Thank you, Emma.
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I really like this poem.. speaks to things today..
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Thanks, Ryanna.
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Boy does it ever.
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