Sunday, July 10, 2016

they ask why

not many tears are left within
the cries , the wailings of those
left behind, their stars of night
have disappeared and their days
are dark covered in ominous gray
from the sun and day’s array

i lay me down to sleep and my
eyes close but dreams are absent
only reflections of the day fill me
of blood and anguished hearts
envelop my every breath
seeing the faces of those taken

souls have no faces, no color,
and gender, there is none
we’ve been gifted with life where
music and love reside while other
surrounding ‘being’ observe humans
with disdain for our dissonance

the tree and flower reach up
to try and touch the sun and sky,
the fish that swim the seas and tiger,
elephant and wolf that roam on land
as the eagle soars above, all stare at us
with curiosity and asking… why ?

12 comments:

  1. Why indeed.. Maybe it's because we can.. Only to prove that we able to do anything but to abstain.

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  2. Why indeed. A careless, rather than care free, existence.

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  3. The most destructive of all species.. how can other gentle creatures that follow nature's way be expected to understand.

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  4. souls have no faces, no color,
    and gender, there is none

    Such insightful lines..!

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  5. Such a powerful use of perspective..i think there is much to be learnt from the trees and flowers - i feel that's what is 'needed' here..amidst the sadness and darkness..

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  6. I like the form of this, moving so beautifully with almost no punctuation. The way it carries one forward seems to reinfirce the powerful message

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  7. luv this spirited write of being existence life and feelings

    Have a nice Sunday

    much love...

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  8. Yes, to the natural world, our behavior is unfathomable. Well said, Marco.

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  9. What a beautiful soul you have to write these words...I often wonder what the other species think of us....the great selfish humans.

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  10. Why?
    that is easy...because man is flawed
    in plain talk
    they are self centred shits.

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  11. There is much cause for soul-searching given the world we inhabit today.

    souls have no faces, no color,
    and gender, there is none
    we’ve been gifted with life

    Why is it so hard to understand this simple truth?

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