A New World
Yes, I’m longing for a new world, as this old one has lost its glow,
For there's too much pain and heartache, and winds of evil always blow.
The seasons are out of kilter, and the weather’s out of control,
As nature is running amuck — yes, there’s chaos from pole to pole.
Seems that everything’s going wrong, and we, repeating history,
Thus, all the sins of the fathers have increased dramatically.
Most children aren’t showing respect, good role models are far and few,
Most marriages are folding now, and crime is on the increase too.
Seems governments are failing — thus legislation is often flawed,
And there’re bullies and slave-drivers, dictators who live by the sword.
Plus, voices are being stifled that are calling for transparency,
Which means freedom is slipping away, and with it, democracy.
Poverty's also growing by the hour, whilst wealth is being misused,
And assistance is being withheld too, and most human rights abused.
Oppression is very common, and many folk merely exist,
As it’s every man for himself, and survival of the fittest.
Yes, it’s dog eat dog, do or die, hence children hurt and widows cry,
For there’s misery and suffering, and more keeps going awry.
Pollution has fouled our planet, there is pestilence and disease,
And morality is losing ground, surrounded by vice and sleaze.
There're skirmishes and wars, and a chronic disregard for most laws,
And there’s cruelty to creatures, and terrorists who more mayhem cause.
Seems this world has become a playground for fraudsters, con-men and mobs,
Thus, stress and anxiety, the health of so many people robs.
Oh yes, I’m longing for a new world, but one where love reigns supreme,
One where peace and harmony are no longer simply just a dream.
Yes, one that is free of evil, one that's free of suffering too,
One where only good and kind things, all its inhabitants pursue.
By Lance Landall
The following poem contains Christian references.
There's No Mystery
I don’t believe that there’s any mystery to life, but simply that we have messed up this world that we’re in,
And that it all started with this planet’s original inhabitants — folly, that many label sin.
And here we are today, continuing what they started, having collectively bowed to the same evil force,
For it’s clear that two forces are operating; and depending on which one’s chosen, as to ones future course.
And those two forces are supernatural ones — one being the good force, and also the original force,
The other, the result of evil surfacing somehow, and certain supernatural beings choosing that course.
One force aiding the fall of this race, the other holding out hope, and in time sure to gain the victory,
That is, ultimately, for things must run their course, until the coming showdown apocalyptically.
And we, in the meantime, having no doubt forfeited those powers that these supernatural beings possess,
Beings that are just like us, but with certain abilities, and regarding another sphere, special access.
Yes, access that’s currently forbidden to us, and those same abilities too, until a future date,
And only if we’ve chosen the right path — that is, the path of love and truth, not the path of falsehood and hate.
Had this world not fallen so, nor been separated as a consequence, it would have remained an Eden,
For such a paradise was Earth itself, a paradise that was lost, and along with it, immortality.
But in time, that paradise will return to the deserving, and also, its, (and our), loving Creator,
That is, the ruler of the universe, who in the meantime, if we’re on His side, acts as our navigator.
Hence why there’s no mystery to life, nor any strange looking aliens, for such is simply fantasy,
Yes, just the product of man’s wild imagination, and of those who have lost the plot, unsurprisingly.
And as far as ghosts go, or any apparitions, they are simply nothing more than clever trickery,
The product of those evil supernatural beings, along with some human trickery, undoubtedly.
And those evil beings, along with their anarchist leader, are battling for control of this world that we’re in,
Aided and abetted by many inhabitants of this earth, who apparently want evil to win.
Or who due to selfishness and folly, just can’t see the wood for the trees, thus playing into evil hands,
For where evil is, there’re those evil beings, (with supernatural powers), who’ve meantime and ultimate plans.
No, I don’t believe there’s any mystery to life, but that we’re simply caught up in a controversy,
A battle between good and evil — good seeking our well-being, and willingly response, (and thus not forcibly),
And evil, seeking total control, whether we like it or not, be that blatantly or deceptively,
Yes, a battle for the hearts and minds of every man and woman, boy and girl — their freedom and liberty.
By Lance Landall
