What Are We Barbarians? Poem by Stephanie J. Rivers
What Are We Barbarians?
Why are some of us always willing to help others
while some of us are
more concerned with themselves?
Why are some of us always ready to answer the call
when called upon while others are more concerned
with the time it would take away from their own lives?
Why are some of us never judgemental while some of us
only judge and condemn?
Some of us know the answer and follow the right path
because once a long time ago we were asked a question
by our Father.
He looked at each of us and asked all of us,
'After all, what are we Barbarians? '
Some of us understood the question right away
and our answer was simple as we replied, 'No we are not'
While some of us struggled with the answer and picked apart the question and tried to reply with a more complex answer to justify our
reasoning
And some of us still struggle with the answer today
Very barbaric conditions today...well expressed...I have a couple you might enjoy, 'Comfort for All' 'Conditions Now and Soon'...thank you...keep writing
very true. some of us are barbarians, while the rest have to help the barbarians.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/23/2024 9:13:59 AM # 1.0.0.1119
I think I need to write a poem about Barbarians... I am sure they are somewhere in the Land of Not. Always the question of 'Just what are we, or just what am I, needs to be asked and answered as we go through live, as individuals and as collectives of individuals. Too often things go amok when people are unwilling to ask 'just what in the world are we'. Thanks, Steve (I can't believe I have now broken over a year of silence on this wonderful poem.)