Conflicts continue to rock our world <br />Which I naively hoped would resolve themselves <br />Countries supplied by weapon salesmen <br />Which continue to bring starvation, disease <br />And only war. <br /> <br />Humans have a unique way of cruelty <br />So many civil wars, I have lost count <br />Together with our subtle ways of dissent <br />Black against white and vice versa <br /> <br />Why must there be Poverty in rich nations <br />The spokesmen for our religions <br />Foment paranoia and bigotry <br />How many millions more must die <br />In the name of God. <br /> <br />Man never seems to learn from conflicts <br />I always wonder which companies, chemical and otherwise <br />Benefit from terror and death <br /> <br />I suppose people do not care for each other anymore <br />The old adage, ' I'm all right jack ' <br />Should fly aloft like flags <br />I am tired of the news <br />I tire of them that care only for themselves <br />As the world plunges into the abyss <br />I cover my face and weep..<br /><br />willow moon pearce<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/as-we-sit-back/
