Were You Too Busy..... Poem by RoseAnn V. Shawiak

As you take pictures and videos of my newborn innocence,
do you think about the future that will be mine, will it
be one with freedom and liberty to be who I am with God-
given rights and the pursuit of happiness?

Our world is falling apart, didn't you stop to think and
create solutions for your children and Grandchildren; why
have you allowed rapists, pedophiles, corrupt and evil
people take over our world?

Were you too busy with unimportant things, lists, your own
agendas, just because I hadn't yet been born, it seems you
have forgotten there's more to life and living, you should
have been giving of yourself to others.

Helping others instead of only yourselves, now I'm left to
grow up in this earthly mess that's been left to us, the
next generation; how do you think it will make us feel when
we can think for ourselves.

Realizing you never cared to think ahead and solve as many
problems as you could before giving birth to us, it's amaz-
ing to think that of all the millions of people here, you
not once tried to get rid of poverty and evil.

Not having cleaned the environment or done much of anything
to help those who cannot help themselves, tell me exactly
what have you with accomplished in your lives, it would be
nice to see even one little spark of ingenuity.

Something you've used or done to make this world a better
place; has your life been a wastebasket for your lust, de-
sires and wants, forgetting all people have needs, necess-
ities in this life also.

Were you that self-centered and selfish to not think of the
rest of humanity and future generations; these are questions
that will be asked of you one day by the children you have
brought into the future.