When the sorrows of this world <br />is sprayed like graffiti on the walls of your heart <br />and it screams out in silence <br />to every passer by <br /> <br />and I wonder do you really understand <br />what it means when somebody <br />violates a woman in anger, <br />takes a life <br />and aguish is cried out in hidden tears <br />and growing old means <br />not being able to take care of yourself <br />and the daily struggle of life <br />only means more difficulty <br />for those who are in despair <br /> <br />and how do we really sympathise with cancer <br />or do we understand a crippling <br />or life threatening disease <br />and do we cope when the reaper <br />is at our own door <br />and we loose the things <br />that really matters to us <br />and our world is out of loop <br /> <br />and natural disasters occur everywhere <br />and people without jobs, homes and cars <br />are at the norm of the day, <br />when loved ones are lost <br />in wars against enemies <br />and guns are put in the hands of mere children <br /> <br />and life is like a play that plays off in your head <br />and people loose their sanity <br />and a child cries for a lost parent <br />and far too many children are in foster care <br />and mothers sell their bodies and souls <br />to put bread on the table <br />and all of these things and events <br />are without any comprehension. <br /> <br />This world’s time is running out <br />and more and more people are utterly desperate, <br />are committing suicide <br />and I wonder if there is really a difference <br />between black and white <br />as our yearnings are the same <br />and when we are cut open we do bleed <br />or are we turning away our faces to the inside <br />and are giving everything a blind eye <br />as living in the outer world does hurt <br />and will anybody really understand?<br /><br />Daleen Enslinstrydom<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/difficult-to-understand/
