An abstract poem. Cause it seems to have no rhythm. and is confusing, i guess. tell me what you think?

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"Rivers Run Red”

We are made in his image.
That’s what they say.
From our kind hearts,
To our violent ways.

We show our love, 
our passion, our hate.
We even destroy the very 
Things we create.

Whether it be machine,
A home, 
Or the children we name.

Even the lives we make
In search of some fame.

All left in the dust
Of the riots that rage
In the streets we called home.

And we just look away.

We wage war on our brothers.
Our rivers run red.
As our children fight our battles.
It’s their blood that is shed.

It’s their lives that are lost
Because of mistakes in the past.
It’s their lives that are lost
Because of one name heard so vast.

In gods name we “pray.”
As we wait for the day.
As we wait for our questions
To be answered.

As we wait for our answers
Too many lives are lost.

Enough waiting, 
I say,
It’s all a lost cause.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

It's a biblical reference. In the Christian Bible (and perhaps in the Torah), God created man in His image and said that the creation was good. The author is suggesting that instead of praying and waiting for God to answer, we should stop sinning. "From our kind hearts/To our violent ways" means that God created man with evil as well as good in his heart. However, this poem suggests that man has a tendency to be evil; we are the cause of the evil in this world.

This is a very intelligent poem. It does rhyme, but perhaps you are thrown off by the bizarre meter. If you really want to know more, read the book of "Genesis".

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An abstract poem. Cause it seems to have no rhythm. and is confusing, i guess. tell me what you think?

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