Fear grips my heart
As I see the world
Going mad
Mad with war
Hatred spewing out
Human life
Reduced to nothing
Is it ok to kill
To starve
And displace?
Who gave you that right?
Where will this end?
These selfish ideals
Of a bunch of old men
I sit quietly
On most days
Disgusted by the reality
Of all that’s unfolding
Is there no God?
Why is the universe silent
Have we all lost our marbles?
Children buried
Under rubble
Mothers wailing
Into empty skies
Leaders speaking
In polished words
While bodies pile up
Somewhere far away
And I wonder…
When did we forget
That every life
Was once someone’s child
Someone’s laughter
Someone’s future
Someone who believed
Tomorrow would come
Power
Pride
Borders and flags
Strange things
To kill for
And yet here we are
Again
And again
And again
Humanity
So capable of love
So reckless
With life
