In this Hour
It is said that the life we live today
Is one we created for ourselves yesterday
And how we live this moment
In the present time will determine
Our tomorrow
Good or bad
Joyful or sad
Positive or negative
The power lies in our hands.
So what will our future become
With war in our path
And God nowhere in its midst
Nor on the minds and hearts of countless people
And world leaders
Or so it seems…
Whose fault will it be
When thousands die needlessly
God or Man
Who is to blame for the destructive choices
That continues to be made
And what kind of world will we leave
Our children and their children
If humanity continues to sleep
In this hour…
––Angela Kinamore
Copyright © 2003 from the poetry book Crossroads by Angela Kinamore