Complacency
Location
A boy
Kneeling by the bed
Dreading what he has to do
A grimace spreads on his innocent face
A whimper escapes his lips
As client spreads them
Tears brim in once-bright eyes
He pleads with a silent god
“How did it come to this?”
A girl
Standing on her mother’s favorite chair
Slipping the rope over her head
A smile colors her face
A final breath exits her tired body
As she takes her ultimate step
Tears fall one last time from saddened eyes
She wonders as she falls
“How did it come to this?”
A man
Delivering an address to gathered crowd
Demanding answers that nobody has
A frown sets in his hardened face
A call to action cracks his voice
As he begs the world to change
Tears form in impassioned eyes
He leaves the crowd with final words
“How did it come to this?”
A society
Shuffling through our everyday lives
Paying no attention to the world around us
A look of complacency plastered on our faces
A sigh of indifference over our unused tongues
As we watch whatever is on TV
Tears should be falling for our fellow people
No one even thinks to ask
“How did it come to this?”