The Pathway to Hell
by Dawn Pisturino
When you vote for poverty,
Don't be surprised
When your belly aches with hunger.
When you vote for slavery,
Be aware that you willingly put on the chains.
When you vote for lawlessness and anarchy,
Don't complain
When the violence
Comes home to YOU.
When you vote for corruption and lies,
Don't cry
When you find yourself
On the Pathway to Hell.
~
Some People
by Dawn Pisturino
Some people will never quit
Until they've built a structure
On every inch of empty land.
Some people will invite
Every stranger into their home
Until, eventually, those strangers
Take over and kick them out.
Some people salute the flag
Of every nation except their own.
Some people applaud the exploits
Of dictators and madmen,
Embracing slavery and chains,
Forgetting that they were once free.
Some people throw away their lives
On violence and pain,
When all they had to do
Was open up their hearts to love.
Some people crave money and fame,
Throw their friends and family under the bus,
And wonder why they die alone.
Some people are you and I
And all the rest of us.
Some people take,
Some people give.
It's an age-old story.
All poems by Dawn Pisturino.
Copyright 2023 Dawn Pisturino. All Rights Reserved.
