Monroe Dispatch - No Struggle, No Progress

Copyright 2001 Written By: Mr. Marion Obafemi and Inspired By God

How can the the grave be a better place for me ?

Just because I am resting, doesn't mean I'm in peace

Although my body is dead, my soul feels grief

I have feelings inside that need to be released

And, through the writer of this poem, is how I chose to speak.

How can you say that I am in a better place

You are not the one that can state my case

If where I am is so great, then why don't you take my place

If not for a lifetime, then just for a day.

Then you will know how it feels, to be murdered or killed

To have your brains blown out, or see your blood spilled

To scream to the top of your voice, but nobody hears

To bargain with a killer that don't cut deals

Because to see you beg for mercy gives him thrills

To have an illness that can't be cured with pills

Because death is the only way to get your prescription filled

When a debt is owed and to give your life is how you pay the bill

These words may sound shocking and you might get chills

But, the feelings of the dead are about to be revealed.

I have often wondered why, but never could understand it

How those of you that are still alive, could take your lives for granted

I didn't realize and I never knew

What a privilege it was to walk on the morning's dew

To look at the sky so crystal clear and blue

Or to witness a beautiful sunset view

To behold the grass, so soft and green

Or to hear the songs that the hummingbird would sing

To feel the heat of the sun, shinning on my face

Or to see the clouds, even if they were gray

To see the seasons when they decided to change

To see another day, even if it rained

To be able to answer your loved ones when they call your name

To adore the waters, so peaceful and calm

To have a chance to get forgiveness for the wrong I've done

You may have heard it before, but life is more than it seems

Why do we have to die to appreciate the simple things.

You don't know what life is worth

Because God made man to live on earth

Not to be planted like trees 6 feet under the dirt

Or to have our pictures on the front of a T-shirt.

But, if it is so much better to be dead than alive

Then, why haven't you committed suicide ?

Climbed the highest mountain and taken a dive

Jumped out of an airplane and pretended to fly

Walked in front of a train when it passed by

So that we can prove if what you say is the truth or a lie.

I see that you are not willing to give this a try

To see if there is a heaven beyond the clouds in the sky

To cause your loved ones to weep and cry

To bid them farewell and say your last god-bys

Your whole goal in life is to survive

So, how am I better off dead than alive.

When I died, I was much too young

There was so much work that I left undone

It will never be known what I would have become

I will never rise again, to see the light of the sun

But, the thing that causes my soul to weigh a ton

Is when my loved ones call my name and I can't return.

I am painting pictures inside your mind and stimulating your brain

Expressing the feelings of the dead and trying to explain

The agony, the misery, the anguish and the pain

When our caskets are filled with water from rain

When maggots and worms are eating our remains

When our flesh is burning in hell's eternal flames.

You speak of death as if it is a game

But, one day soon, you will be feeling the same

Then you will better understand what I am saying

When you are trying to say, "I'm sorry" and it will be in vain

Because the demons of hell are merciless and can not be tamed.

As you can tell, my soul went to hell

A place where no one can hear your cries, no mater how loud you yell

I didn't make it to the pearly gates, on the way I failed

I'm doing an eternal life's sentence and the grave is my cell

My soul will burn forever, because Satan owns the jail

And, if you don't change your wicked ways, then this is where you will dwell.

If the thought of death drives you insane

Then I have accomplished my goal, my mission and my aim

While you still have time, you need to make a change

And, since you have never died, you should think before you are caught

'SPEAKING FOR THE DEAD AGAIN"