As I traversed the earth shores <br />I heard many say they love <br />Yet no one bears another's burdens <br />Each scramble for his own <br />Where then is the love? <br /> <br />I have slept in king's palaces <br />I heard kings claiming to love <br />Yet the estates of the subjects are acquired <br />The kings get richer <br />While the masses are beleaguered. <br />Wither is the love? <br /> <br />I have dined with the rich <br />Who claimed to love the poor <br />Yet the measuring scales are adjusted <br />To make more profits <br />In order to own the world alone. <br />Is this the true love? <br /> <br />I have seen couples <br />Highly entwined in love <br />Yet when whirlwind blows <br />Each is blown away differently <br />Like a shaff before the wind. <br />Hey! What a love! <br /> <br />Yes, I have seen alot <br />Once jolly friends becoming harsh enemies <br />I have seen colleagues plant together, <br />During harvest period each turned ferocious <br />And virulently scrambled for God-given fruits. <br />What love is this? <br /> <br />I have seen soldiers in espirit de corps <br />But when battle rages, comradeship fizzles out. <br />I have witnessed nations signed accords <br />Yet enters in trenches <br />Shedding the blood of innocent citizens. <br />Is this love? <br /> <br />Yet, many still proclaim love <br />No one wants to tolerate <br />No one wants to sacrifice <br />No one wants to be the Lamb <br />No one wants to be like the Master <br />All is without love <br />The world craves for real love now.<br /><br />Babatunde Aremu<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/without-love-23/
