Who Are These People (poem) by Mark M Lichterman on AuthorsDen

Reviewed on January 31, 2011

It is a horrible thing that is happening in our cities, I ask the same questions all the time.
hug
Kat

Reviewed on January 23, 2011

good questions for all to ponder and then act upon.
carolyn

Reviewed on January 18, 2011

These people are sad . . . , They are broken . . . , They are without hope . . . , They are without faith . . . , They are God's people . . . , They matter.

These tragic events are painful, scary and terribly sad but never forget that it could happen to you. We all have the ability to snap. It is best to not judge, nor condem but to look to God and allow him to do what he does better than all of us . . . , forgive.

Big loving hugs~

Reviewed by Chessly Nesci

Reviewed on January 13, 2011

Mark, I agree!! My son was at lunch when a senior opened fire and shot principal in the head and killed her. Then he shot the other principal in the back. He shot them because he was afraid to tell his father he was suspended. I just don't understand why anyone thinks the answer is killing another. So sad!! WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE? Always ~Chessly

Reviewed by Lois Christensen

Reviewed on January 12, 2011

So sad a day, but glad you can pen it and present it, he lost it, and it is said due to mariuana, which i thought was not so bad, but seems to be otherwise to some people.

Reviewed by Diana Wiles

Reviewed on January 11, 2011

Like you I have pondered these questions...and yet these people started out life as innocent babes...Some in our societies are not affected by all the pressures of todays world...some visibly crack under the strain, and innocents fall victim..It is all so sad. We need to be more alert at spotting the signs, and taking notice of those who give warnings...Hugs, Diana..

Reviewed by Annabel Sheila

Reviewed on January 11, 2011

What a horrible disease hatred is!!! It festers until it explodes! We're all with you on this one, Mark!

Your friend,
Anna

Reviewed by The Poetess

Reviewed on January 10, 2011

I don't understand it either. But after reading a few news clips, it appears that drugs were involved. Perhaps there were severe levels of mental abuse in his childhood and he and his family never got the help or Love they needed from the rest of humanity.

We all tend to turn away from those who are in need, instead of reaching out to prevent harm. The song, "Concrete Angel" is a good example of this.

When children are being hurt we need to interfere and do what we can to prevent it, because a severely mentally abused child can grow into this sort of "monster" when the only help he can find, to escape the pain, is drugs.

Reviewed by Karen Palumbo

Reviewed on January 10, 2011

I wish there were answers as Ihave been searching for an entire lifetime and then some. What is it that twists a mind so profoundly...

Be always safe,
Karen

Reviewed by Elizabeth Russo

Reviewed on January 10, 2011

I think many of us are asking these very same questions, Mark. I agree that your concluding line sums it up. Another great tragedy has befallen our country. Could it have been prevented? I don't know...but there were certainly signs. Senseless! Madness! So many questions, so many lives forever altered. Powerful write, my friend ~Lizzie

Reviewed by RWE SAYS BYE (Reader)

Reviewed on January 10, 2011

Hatred breeds hatred, apathy and indifference are fuel for the fires of rage... wholesale social and political change seems the only solution to a seeping malaise so sinister and strange.

Reviewed by Morgan Merriweather

Reviewed on January 10, 2011

nobody know's but, it would be nice if someone would attempt to figure it out. ~ Morgan

Reviewed by Rose Rideout

Reviewed on January 10, 2011

It is frightening when we think of it Markie. They are there and they have been all along hiding their hatred behind greasy smiles.
Who really knows?

Your #1 Newfie Friend Hugs XOXOXO Rose

Reviewed by Patrick Granfors

Reviewed on January 10, 2011

Your last line pretty much sums it up, zip code 666. Patrick

Reviewed by Carole Mathys

Reviewed on January 10, 2011

Powerfully penned questions Mark...will we ever know the answers and will we ever feel truly safe? well done!

Carole~

Reviewed by Suzi Sundquist (Reader)

Reviewed on January 10, 2011

Only God knows..., it is a very sad day in America. We must pray like we have never prayed before. I pray for peace, love, compassion, understanding and forgiveness, Amen.

Reviewed by Christine Tsen

Reviewed on January 10, 2011

So well and sincerely expressed Mark, writ large in the painful quest for desperately sought answers.
Blessings,
Christine

Reviewed by pat medlin

Reviewed on January 10, 2011

you've expressed this so well mark...an angry generation of young people not knowing the value of work only the example of taking...by any means necessary...i fear there's more to come and we've only begun to experience the beginning. they are bred by the 'takers'...as is the plan

Reviewed by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado

Reviewed on January 10, 2011

I wonder myself. God help us all! :(

(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Texas, Karen Lynn. :( *tears!*

Reviewed by Felix Perry

Reviewed on January 10, 2011

It definately makes one wonder doesn't it? It is almost like a generation has been corrupted by a germ so potent and so powerful that there is no cure for it.
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Reviewed by Karla Dorman, The StormSpinner

Reviewed on January 10, 2011

Questions that may never be answered ... painfully penned, Mark. I don't know Who These People Are.

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.