Door to Decision is a poem that questions our attitude toward the world in which we live. Will we continue to have the same devastating effect as our predecessors or make a decision to change.

This poem originally was published in Poems on Life - Poems on Society

Door To Decision
We come from a turbulent past
To an info-age moving way to fast
The fate of these lands
Is now placed in our hands

Will we bring destruction to an end
Will we have the power to mend
Save this fragile dreamland
Wash away our footprints in the sand

Global warming is causing weather changes right before our eyes
But we still blacken our skies
Sunrays take less time to burn our faces
But we still destroy our rain forests and just leave empty spaces

The men spill out of the factories everywhere
Punching their time clocks basically unaware
Don’t realize what's happening to the big picture
The massive devastation of the atmospheric mixture

Every day go through their daily motions
Waiting it out for measly promotions
Distant stares and silent prayers
Monday to Friday . . . say goodbye

Our oceans are slicked with oil spills
Our waterways full of toxic waste that kills
We build our cities on mountains of pollution
Without an environmental solution

We live our lives in search of wealth
In the process damage our good health
Crime stories are found on every newspaper page
People loosing control in an uncertain age

The victims of greed are getting younger
In a world that still allows their hunger
Our petty problems make us hang down our heads
While million's go unfed

Desire unfolds the light of our day
But we cannot give in to the subtle decay
We must rise above the haze descending
Toward mass action mending

We must take control of our actions today
or the children of tomorrow will be the one's to pay
The new innkeepers shall soon take charge
of the next generation’s voyage at large

Trends are patterned and patterns trended
But man's damage must be ended!
16 Visitor Comments (from the Voting form)
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  • kristi
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  • Jessica
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  • Christina
    Great poem about our lives and our responsibilities.
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  • Sandy
    your poem was grand and so true i enjoyed it much. Thank You
  • Ashley
    the writer of this poem expresses deep thought into his writing. It is one of the best poems that i have read in a long time.
  • sami
    Keep speaking my mind!
  • Megan
    This poem is so true, I really agree with you on all of these issues.
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  • Caroline
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  • cruz
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  • Becca
    This is an awesome poem.
  • Necro
    Very good view on the world:)
  • Jennifer
    I would have to say this is one of the best poems i have ever read in my whole life. It speaks the truth. I think it is just wonderful!
  • John
    Superb!

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