Poetry by Jennifer Olston

From the East to the West From the North to the South Pole Many people, many languages, many cultures In this big small world There are countries boundaries Big and small governments But through it all It’s the people that suffer Many suffer through oppression Others lack food and water Although suffering is real So many die that shouldn’t And human suffering goes on Sometimes necessary, sometimes not If suffering can be avoided Why is human life the cost?

What is fuzzy logic? It is the reverse of logic in a fuzzy way For all logic is fuzzy and is here to stay I hope it doesn’t lead to doomsday If humans use logic unlike the natural way Natural beings become robotic things Calculating everything in every possible way Humans no longer have feelings leading to doomsday Lately I’ve been so confused in every sensible way Meandering through illogically I admit to say Logic makes no sense to me these days For fuzzy logic is illogical is doomsday Logic is so illogical at times these days Bad things happen wherever your stay My inner feeling is trying to say Go the natural way not the doomsday

Please stop the pain No matter what has happened Even when you are saddest For there is no gain in pain Just more destruction Please stop the pain Don’t let it get away like a runaway train For pain is men’s destruction Don’t let it run you down and low And control your every action Please stop the pain Even if hate flows through every vein It’s time to stop that hateful action It’s you and it’s me that make it happen Why lament the vengeful reaction Please stop the pain Maybe then you will see the gain Even when you are saddest maybe then You will be living a full life Not a life of pure sadness

Just remember all the memories And the times we shared For it is my wish Once I am dead Just remember who you are And my love I had for you It will strengthen your heart So that your dreams will come true Just remember me your as your father And remember your mother too Remember me as your cousin Any sibling who’s no longer with you Just remember your’ beloved Always honor their memories Their lives may have been shortened But they live through you and me Just remember how we laughed I want you to laugh too Don’t carry a heavy heart Be happy in all you do

Why the change of colors Do you feel green and blue? Like you don’t matter at all Someone was mean to you Why the change of colors Do you feel black and gray? Your heart was broken You have nothing to say Why the change of colors Is everything black and white? Is there a shade of gray? Why can’t people be polite Why the change of colors Isn’t a rainbow more fun? Than a thunderous sky With no sight of sun

Because I am a woman, do not judge me I too, can be all that I want to be An engineer, an astronaut, a fighter pilot A friend, a wife, a mother, and a lover Because I am a woman do not control me If you take me for granted, I shall flee No more status quo, my new life I shall let be Embracing my new happiness that will come to me Because I am a woman, you won’t make me cry For mistakes you make while I stand by Or make me feel guilty for loving you Your promises no longer hold true Because I am woman, I too, shall be honored Maybe not today, but there is always tomorrow With a seal of a kiss and a stamp of approval I say goodbye to Mr. Smooth

From the young to the elder Deep within us lies a human desire To love and to be loved without tire An ever burning flame of fire For the human race Constantly contemplates Peace and love over agony End to war, now to eternity And as hate flares through the land Murdering the innocent and the young A bloody trail stains the human race A bloody propaganda without cause or trace And hate leads to hate More people rise to overthrow their traitors That kill their’ beloved innocent children These killers that make the human race faceless