Hear Me Now
to be Heard
rip opEn the chest
And feel the emotions
Ripped from your lips
hear Me, oh future, oh past
hEar me, oh children born, old men dead
Now is the time to act
to save what little we have left
Only we can stop the course this world is taking
the dark
tormented course filled with shame
doubt
fear
War.
generations before me
generations behind
behold
evil stands and knocks at our door
lurks among us
in various forms.
father
mother
sister
brother
son
daughter.
where were you when the world ended?
when the witching hour came and went?
they will ask me.
I will say
I was where all men were
sitting at home
lamenting the visage of humankind
where were you?
they will ask.
I will say, in my old age,
where was I?
no.
Where Were You?