Is It Too Much To Ask? (Reaction To Vegas Shooting)
What has become of the world
a vortex of death and destruction.
Is it too much to ask
for people to respect others
to respect their decisions
to respect their religion
to respect their views
to respect their love?
Is it too much to ask
that we stop killing
over trifle things,
over what we can not control?
Is it too much to ask
to stop all wars
to stop all hate
to stop the battles of classes
to stop the violence?
Is it too much to ask
that we spread the love,
the we spread kindness,
that we spread compassion?
Can we all pray for the loss
the victims of mindless violence?
Can we all just unite?
Can we all get along more often
rather than when tragedy strikes?
Is it too much to ask that today
you take the time
and try to make someone's day
even with the smallest actions,
and create a chain reaction
of goodness in the world.
All so that we can have a peice of mind,
as we mourn,
and pray for all the lost.
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