Love Poem: Rip
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Written by: Jayne Eggins

Rip

Terrified moments are frozen in time 
another Black Friday inks history 
as fear gripped innocence wrenching
it ripped it from their astonished eyes 

Then lights turned off on a Tower
normally filled with life and love, 
Mothers wailed as Fathers filled 
with anger petrifying their hearts 

Now knowing a magnitude of loss, grief,
The Country of Love weeps for what was, 
steadfast, noble yet still abrim with hope 
candles and flowers stop missiles of hate 

So vast is this outpouring of love 
the whole planet shines in tribute, 
with ribbons of blue white and red 
streaming unto the heavens above 

we have cried with you, and for you 
we've said prayers of protection,
I Daydream of peaceful saner days 
when humanity can be in solidarity. 

Showing humanity at its very worst
and at its utmost horrifying, 
this act of barbaric monsters 
has stoked the fires of Justice 

Erase them from the pages of our age 
it should be as if they never were, 
like the Nazi's they should be hunted 
the Federation of fellow man shall rise.

Love will always conquer hate filled minds 
tomorrow faces a thousand ways to evil,
let compassion and common decency 
win the day, lets again know a gentler time

In the long grass, fear is only a concept 
and humankind no longer knows only greed,
In these days to Love your neighbour 
will just be, I'm just a dreamer maybe 

The City of Light is illuminating the world 
with Grace and Fortitude their shield, 
and by their side the sword of the justice
is rising ready to strike so they can RIP.