Look how far we have come since dawn's early light

     When Gods were the stars man saw in the night

     When weapons were made out of rock and of wood

     When nature was feared and fire was good

     When learning was growth from discoveries found

     When the wheel and the stick were the new game in town

How far we have come since mid morning day

     When different opinions were hidden away

     When religious beliefs could never be shown

     When people were killed for having minds of their own

     When Christians were slaughtered in beliefs of a grail

     When death became feared by the teachings of hell

How far we have come since mid afternoon

     When witch trials sang an unjustified tune 

     When fore fathers signed our nations new day

     When ignorance of man still stood in the way

     When men were enslaved by the color of skin 

     When American soldiers were fighting within 

How far we have come since evening arrived

     When modern technology now started to thrive

     When radio and phones were the rage of the day

     When airplanes and cars were still finding their way

     When technology was learned could be used against man

     When Jews were the victims of an inhumane plan 

How far we have come into this midnight hour

     When we now live in space and have Internet power

     When hatred of people is practiced and taught

     When children are stolen and then sold and bought

     When murder is done with the slightest of ease

     When we spend more on vanity than fighting disease

Look how far we have come since night fall has turned

And still we are blind to what our ancestors learned

     That division of man comes about when it's said

     That our God is living and your God is dead

     That hatred and lies tears apart what is truth

     That love and respect should be taught to our youth

     That people of power should not escape law

     That punishment and reward should apply to us all

How far can we go if we continue our way

To laugh in Gods face as we clone a new day

Mans advancement of knowledge may succeed or may fall

With another day dawning...

Or the death of us all.

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Posted by Zombie Punk 2008-08-15 18:03:48 How Far Cool, that's what I think this is: cool. This seems like something I would write, but nowhere as good as this. I thought every line flowed great and was thought provoking. I thought the way you made this (format) was a smart, and the words within the Poem was some excellent ... observing? I can't seem to think of the word I'm looking for (as always). I thought this verse was cool and brilliant. Cheers, Max + Report this comment
Posted by Tarhead Mugwump 2008-08-15 19:22:17 wow... you know, i think these thoughts on a daily basis - but would be at a total loss trying to squeeze them from my brain through my fingers to the keyboard. great job sir russell! write on! + Report this comment
Posted by iRant 2008-08-15 19:25:14 .... i think im just going to use this for points ;). well it was very good, everything: the format, the rhyming, the rhythem, the message. not much i say except keep writing like this + Report this comment
Posted by iRant 2008-08-15 19:28:53 .... woah i trippled posted my last comment...maybe i wasn't kidding + Report this comment
Posted by r.e.potter 2008-08-15 19:37:01 .... My stuff is always here for a quick credit or two. Feel free to browse anytime. :) + Report this comment
Posted by resistanceisfreedom 2008-08-15 20:57:42 .... very good piece. had alot to think about. + Report this comment
Posted by lemon 2008-08-16 12:13:09 .... Great poem. It was like a history lesson with a 'moral' at the end of each piece. This is definitely going in my favorites Potter.. you surprise me. You are good for more than just sticky crowns HA! =] + Report this comment
Posted by philneale1952 2008-08-18 15:27:41 Potter !!! You put yourself down. I read lots of substandard stuff on this site, and don't bother to comment because I can't think of anything good to say. THIS is my kind of poetry, and not just because it rhymes and has words that I can understand. There's a message that actually makes sense and uses short words that I casn read without having to use a dictionary. This is really good stuff. God help us all if this tank runs dry. Read it through three times just to check for hidden messages. Even tried it backwards just to make sure that there wasn't something in there that said "Paul Is Dead". Really impressive. Phil + Report this comment
Posted by harmattan 2008-08-20 03:07:25 How much further Wow. This is like something you might buy on a bookmark when you visit a great cathedral..... And I mean that as a great compliment, not a sly put-down. Get this poem out there Potter. Widest possible audience. You have a message about lessons for life here...... I am stunned by your skill. Kind regards Harmattan + Report this comment
Posted by Terry Collett 2008-08-20 05:33:18 .... thought provoking poem, and that in itself is an achievement when obscurity seems to be the way of things. fine poem I'd say. + Report this comment
Posted by antheerr 2008-08-22 10:27:30 Oooooooh - I like this This is really good. I like how you use times of the day and repeating things - like "how far we have come". I loved this. + Report this comment
Posted by Ashutosh 2008-08-30 14:24:16 .... This one was simply brilliant. The content and the format appealed greatly to me. This is definitely my kind of poem. I found it quite lofty....in a complimentary sense, of course. + Report this comment
Posted by skycarp 2008-09-28 12:28:10 .... I love poetry, I just have a problem finding poetry I like...but this is excellent. It made me think, and, unfortunately...lament. I love the arrangement...thank you Potter + Report this comment
Posted by LadyLightning 2008-10-05 19:23:04 .... Comparing history to one day kind of reminded me of that riddle of the sphinx. The one that compares a human life to a day and says something like "What walks on four feet at the beginning of the day, two at noon, and three in the evening?" Nice rhyming. Just so you know, rhyming has to be impressive for me to like it. None of that childhood rhyming with easy little phrases. I liked it and it rhymed. So good job. P.S. The "then" between "vanity" and "fighting" in stanza number five should be "than". + Report this comment
Posted by Cornys 2008-11-17 18:18:08 Yet another I love the recourance of "look how far we have come" I like the way you show the discrpincys of our moderen lives and the things that happen. You're making me nervous. you haven't writen a bad one yet. ~ Cornys ~ + Report this comment

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