We forget the bigger picture
what it meant to you means different to her
regret is something we all face
varied ways our lives will pace
an extent our brain can only hold
each mind made from a different mold
a life a day is taken away
violence has become the modern norm today
we go through this endless rotation
of so called peace, love, and typical discrimination
when will we realize this bigger picture
every ethnicity, we are just a mixture
the world full of broken souls aching for attention
tainted young ones starving for affection
searching for a life full of excellence and success
when all we need to search for is our own self happiness
this life will go on without you in it
your legacy can last a life time if you really mean it
what you leave behind that's all up to you
for now we walk this earth confused on what to do
representing our country with a lack of respect
genuine simplicity not being a well known asset  
scrambling about for the perfect life
while he witnessed a bullet go through his wife
whats messed up about our world
is that peace is only temporary
getting caught up in arbitrary
a soulless way of living
is sudden and unforgiving
lives are stolen from innocent people
individuals not knowing how to be whole and equal