Say prayers with candlelight <br />To lead a quiet life; <br />Meditate beside gentle lakes <br />To stay off dark spirits of desperation; <br />Gaze upon crosses and icons <br />That you don’t spend your nights <br />Sleeping in fields or hustling on cruel streets. <br /> <br />People are judgmental <br />When they watch someone fall; <br />Ideas are hard weapons of destruction <br />When they curse another human’s choices <br />Or fragile constructions. <br /> <br />Kiss somebody’s wounds <br />In this lifetime, <br />Never believe you’re immune <br />From suffering or degradation. <br /> <br />There are fates worse than death, <br />Destinations worse than the grave, <br />Souls impossible to save: <br /> <br />Forgiveness is the only key <br />To unlock the door of dignity.<br /><br />Uriah Hamilton<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/destinations-worse-than-the-grave/
