Heaven's Shining Door

by TheRapture03   May 5, 2007


I wrote this after I saw the movie "World Trade Center" last year... Lemme know what you all think

We need to stop this thing called terrorism
This thing called war.
We have to look at people
And see them what they are for

We've yet to look past religion
Past the colour of our skin
Past the language we speak
To what makes the man, within

We need to look past the colours
Past black and white
Past rich and poor
These are not reasons to fight

It seems like nowadays
It can't be normal
Without hearing about another
Soldier's tragic death

A mother's wondering why
Her son can't come home
To the love that he's missed
To the life that he's known

And what the hell is it for
People killing in the "name of god"
Sending another brother or sister
To heaven's shining door.

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  • 16 years ago

    by Jenni

    P.S. This poem does make me think of my "Is This America" poem. Great minds think alike!

  • 16 years ago

    by Jenni

    This was a very excellent poem! I can completely agree with you on a lot of these issues. However, there was one grammatical error that you made that really bothered me, you did not capitalize God. Some people may take offense to it, so that would be my only suggestion, for you on this poem. Otherwise, I absolutely loved it!

  • 16 years ago

    by Michelle18

    I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS POEM.....

    its so true.. every line in it is true....

    it really bugs me when people cant see past the color of someones skin or they dislike someone because they have a different religon.... and it really saddened me when everything happened on september 11th .. this world that we live in is full of violence and alot of people have anger issues.. sometimes i think we all wish it would just disappear and that everything would be just peachy.. but of course that will never happen...but im glad someone took the time to actually think about it and write something unique... this poem really touched me...

    wonderful job.5/5

  • 16 years ago

    by Lemma

    I was wondering where the title would fit in for a while but it all made sense in the end =) I saw that movie too and I can completely understand why it inspired you to write this. I like the way this is kind of pensieve and then ends with an angry outburst. Very effective.

    Em xXx

  • 16 years ago

    by DeathlyAmore

    You make a good point in this poem. The truth of the matter is we are all humans. There is always some other person wanting to be superior. The only way it can end is the extermination of the human species.

    Sadly, this is true because it is in our human nature, to be superior. Whether in money, religious matters, or in poetry. There is no denying it, it is our human nature.

    This poem really saddens me because it opened my eyes for a while the horrible life this Earth has become. The horror of saying I will kill you in the "name of God". This old testament action without the slightest compassion of mercy. We have come to a world of violence, anger, and war.

    We can not do anything about it, but put the bad guys away for life.

    Oh those people in those towers... I feel like leaving a river of diamonds from my eyes. Because they just went to work like every other day. To imagine, what if today... is our last day?

    It opened my eyes... because... it brought me to the thought, a cruel thought, what if... today... is my last day? My last hour? My last minute to live, to breathe... to say I love you to the person I love...

    Really sad.

    _[Deathly'Amore]

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