No Title, Just Read It. Poem by Haley Smith

You know what I hate?
People who think the world is such a good place
And if they see something bad, they think it's the only bad thing right now.
If you see one of those people, I want you to say,

'You are naive. The world is a horrible place to live and we are lucky. How hungry are you right now? Starving? Well, if you're so hungry go get some food from your fridge. We have these privileges because we are a RICH country. People in some other countries? They would be thankful just to get a few grains of rice. THEY are starving. And while you people sit around and do nothing, THEY are dieing.

Do you think that you're sad right now? Maybe a little depressed? Look at the killings going on. People only really sympathize with the victim. Have you ever stopped and thought what might have caused it? Or how the killer might actually be a victim too? No one EVER thinks about that, because they don't care about a killer. They don't care how they were raised, or how they were treated. They think 'they killed someone, so they must be bad.' '

Well I'm saying to forget all that you've been taught about not knowing and not caring. What I'm saying is this,
think of what I just said. There is PLENTY more bad things with the earth and horrible people in it. The world is not all good and sunshine. It's dark and empty.

Think about that the next time that you see a person die from hunger. Or the next time that you see a school shooting or just a homicide. Because the world is NOT a good place.