September 8, 2020Missive
Is it indifference
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Is it indifference
To attend a Pilates class
Sip on a glass of Shiraz
During the evening news
Glance away to pour another
As the body count
Of another atrocity
Is being reported
Both sides blame the other
Which one is the monster
When children die
What moves the powerful
To belittle the weak
Rundown the poor
Everybody has a history
They want to be proud of
It gets harder
With every broken promise
Fat cats steal the cream
Keeping it for themselves
As lame dogs
Left out in the hot sun
Curl up in a corner
Of a scrapyard
Tethered to the past
Old wounds left to fester
With nothing but a dry bowl
Waiting to catch the rain
And be grateful
It is still free
What would I do
If it was happening to me?