I do not

I do not

I do not like the fame

I do not like the fortune

I do not like the screaming

I do not like the drama

So why can I not be more like

the Dalai Lama?

I do not like the fighting

I do not like the war

I do not like the death

I do not like the hurt

So why can I not be more like a

minister in a church?

I do not like the poverty

I do not like the homeless

I do not like the joblessness

I do not like the hungry

Why can I not be more like the

Pope on Sunday?

I do not like the hate

I do not like the evil

I do not like the greed

I do not like the demons

Why can I not be more like an

Angel?

I do not quite understand why I can not

be more than I am?

I do not quite understand why I can not

be something more than me?

I do not quite understand why we live in

a world that can never find peace? First

within ourselves then with our families

and friends lastly city, states, and the world

 

Poet Richard M Knittle Jr.

A Poet's Journey