DROWNING UGLY

Drowning In Ugly 2016-06-15 I cannot let the ugly win, Wipe the smile from this old chin, When I drown in ugly’s frown, My world is just plain upside down. So much beauty there to see, Nature, art, poetry, Stars, moon, astronomy, A bedtime prayer on tiny knees, A stranger’s bless you when I sneeze. Relics from an artist past, Pyramids, lovely vase, wide Mountain path, Days of life with loving wife, Fruitful work beating strife. So many blessings for you or me, Fish that swim in open seas. Cloudy sky, birds that fly, Ice cream and apple pie, A nurse’s care when I die. Nature, flowers, birds and bees, Fall colors in every tree. Faith in friends, a warming bath, A mother’s love, a cooing dove. So many clips of ugly news, People lost, children bruised, Fills my heart with aching pain, Need to find beauty again. B. T. Whittaker Wrote this because nothing but horror seems to flood the news, coming up from the U.S. Some days I lose faith and cry for balance. Terror in neon right on the door step, repeated over and over on Canadian stations. A catalyst for bad decisions, bigotry, and hate. Drowning in Ugly.