Double-Edged
A personal project and challenge.
There’s always two sides to a story – especially polarizing social issues. Each poem tells one story from one end and tells another from the other.
Love
This is love
This is my family.
I am a father.
And I love my spouse.
He is my world.
We have a son.
We have roles
In our home.
In our home
We have roles.
We have a son.
He is my world.
And I love my spouse.
I am a father.
This is my family.
This is love.
Gun Control
It is my life.
You can’t take it away.
These are my words.
Protect me and my family.
Guns
Can kill
Anyone.
I will fight
For my right
To Live.
To live
For my right
I will fight.
Anyone
Can kill.
Guns
Protect me, and my family.
These are my words
You can’t take it away
It is my life.
Life and Choice, the haikus
Please give me a choice.
I too have a life to live.
I deserve to live.
I deserve to live.
I too have a life to live.
Please give me a chance.
Healthcare
Survive without assistance.
I cannot
Help.
It is not fair.
I have worked hard for what I earn.
I have worked hard for what I earn.
It is not enough.
Help.
I cannot
Survive without assistance.