An Answer of Sorts

There is so much wrong with the world.
There is no hope for tomorrow.
The people have lost their way.
We must war on all the bad.
There is no future for our youth.
No future for mankind!
You have heard it so much that you believe it true.
Despair and foreboding fill you.
And hope fades, as [...]

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It Must Be True

So many, so often…
It flashes across the television
The criers acclaim it as they sell their papers on the streets
The masses demand justice in retribution for it
So it must be true…
I hear it whispered in the dark
Rumors flying like the wind bear testimony
Our leaders stand witness to the travesty
So it must be true…
The Bibles and Qurans [...]

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Why?

I notice……..
A vision in the dark of night
She stands there in the street, alone
The world awash from nightlong rain
Lengthy dark hair plastered about her head
Body visually shivering, even as seen from here
Eyes locked down the dark road leading from town
Tears flowing down pale cheeks in torrents
What natures of tragedy hast befallen
What ills doth this poor [...]

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