Struggle, Hope, and Music, A Sestina Options

[MrElsewhere]

My deepest wish for mankind is peace
To give every heart a bit of hope
Everywhere people struggle to live
But they can still enjoy what is truly beautiful
Like the way the sun shines after the rain
And from their pain comes great music

Channel your emotions into wonderful music
A soothing melody, pacific, peaceful
Somberly stroke a guitar to the pouring rain
To fight for what you believe is to have hope
To admire a single blossom in all its beauty
Watching it all pass you by is not living

Darkness and wickedness, is that how you want to live?
Perpetuated by the lyrics embedded into the music
Search instead, for the one you are destined, the most beautiful
This one will help your soul come to peace
Just the mere thought of this one will give you hope
This one will stand beside you, through all your rain

In some places, it gets warmer when it rains
Growing rice to fight the poverty is how some people live
To come to this country and find a better life is what they hope
Tales of struggles and great sorrow you can find in their music
Search their whole lives for something few can find: peace
their hands are calloused so you can have your discount Nikes, temporary beauty

Living in a society with an anorexic standard of beauty
Where at any time of the year it can snow, shine, or rain
Where we go to war despite hundreds of thousands are calling for peace
McDonald’s, Burger King, such an unhealthy way we live
Sex obsessed gang members is the rap music
To break free, we need knowledge: our only hope

Go to school; get a good job, a doctor of some kind, we hope,
My parents say. Then you can marry any girl, even the most beautiful
They push me so hard so I go to my room and drown them out with music
Too much information liquefied my brain, 5 years of this rain
Be lazy, slack off, because worrying about grades isn’t how a kid lives
Find the balance between work and play, set your mind and body at peace

The lowly rice farmer hopes and prays for rain
So his new child can live, grow into a beautiful soul
The sound of her voice is like music, and brings peace to his tired being


i got a pretty good grade on this..so tell me what you think =] oh and yes..i'm back noww

[*stephinika*]

its so beautiful. honestly. i'm in love with this...its freaking amazing...the meaning and the words and imagery...