(an autobiographical recollection)
insert yourself here...
here a woman on the news
is crying because
in a fire, her home disappeared.
here a dog is tortured,
beaten and nearly dead
because he peed
in his owners flower bed.
here a child is an orphan
living under a bridge
with a dozen other orphans.
here geese return again,
the pond gone, the field gone,
now there is a mansion.
here is a grandmother
who must choose between food
or a day where arthritis doesn't hurt.
here you are
watching the news
while you eat your supper
and though you hear
what is being said,
your heart is dead.
11 hours ago