There is so much tragedy, it’s all around
Senseless tragedy, fears abound
Preventable tragedy, people shut down
Living forests turning brown
Children laugh then forget the sound
Grow up to put on lifelong frowns
Pretenders wearing plastic crowns
Homes becoming battlegrounds
Isolated into warring tribes
Evil is how each side describes
Those who oppose their superiority
But especially if they’re a brown minority
Today another child gunned down
It could happen anywhere, in any town
Justice in complete breakdown
Jeering and sobbing are society’s sounds
Then the media moves on to the next disaster
The news cycle shorter and ever faster
Mostly opinions to hell with the facts
If it bleeds it leads that’s what attracts
Equality runs in full retreat
Emboldened hatred walks the streets
Brothers and sisters in opposition
Each only hearing their own position
But out of conflict hopes arise
One person looks into another’s eyes
And sees another soul that cries
In the face of all the unanswered whys
Each gives the other a ray of hope
A bit of strength, a way to cope
Finally a reason to come together
A glimpse of how to make things better
In this moment a connection is made
Two people who are each a little less afraid
Each seeing a path to resolve the mess
By giving more and demanding less
Photo by Leroy Skalstad via unsplash.com
