CURRENT

vicious cycles
buried hundreds of years ago
resurfacing on a quiet morning
split the newspaper in half
light it on fire
nothing’s real anymore
humanity walking on a wire

distinguished politicians
humiliating themselves online
advertising their last minute plans
to destroy another country
to kill without thought
to slaughter without backbone
to fight with no meaning
to shoot with no aim but what’s in front of them

no third world war
world wars
world at war
the cities burning
the schools and hospitals bombed
the people dead
mass casualty after mass casualty
the brutal silence after yet another massacre
no leaves moving
no wind blowing
for nature is mourning
the foolish mind of man