Photo by Gayatri Malhotra on Unsplash
(First Verse)
Where is your conscience?
Does it still work?
Who made you bitter?
Does it still hurt?
You know the difference
Between right and wrong
Karma will chase you
Until it hits home
(Chorus)
Photo by Frederick Huntley
You pass down the madness
The ignorance and lies
With your scorn and your judgment
And don’t even know why
You’re cursing your children
They’ll pay for your sins
No justice, no peace
Until the bitter ends
(Second Verse)
The blood of the innocent
Stains your heart and your hands
When you see, and say nothing
And don’t take a stand
You say you’re a Christian
Is your head bowed in shame?
No one is beneath you
We’re all made the same
(Repeat Chorus)
(Bridge)
The problem is human
The solution is, too
Uprooting the bitter
Begins inside you
(Repeat Chorus)
Belinda J. Jackson
©April 18, 2021
—Belinda Jackson
Belinda is currently a freelance writer and resides in her hometown in The Shoals Area of Northwest Alabama. Leaving the rat race of several demanding careers behind, she’s making the most of the quarantine and enjoying the slowdown. Belinda worked on Nashville’s Music Row throughout the ’90s as a songwriter, publisher, and songplugger, focusing on helping her staff of songwriters get their songs recorded, including some #1 hits. These days, whether she’s writing songs or articles, creating handmade jewelry for local shops, crocheting, or exploring nature for treasures, as long as she’s doing something creative, she’s happy. Her daughters Sydney and Hali and her grandson Marshall are the light of her life.
