As we lay sleeping

Babies stolen from their parents sight, sometimes in the

At dinner I hear news on the TV , it makes me feel uneasy as

You work your job, live your life, love your kids and you

There’s terror afoot in every city, news anchors says it’s a

Cities are leveled somewhere far away; in the ruins the people

When revenge is exacted, they say they over-reacted, and the

A fight for land, or maybe over oil; the very thought of the

In tunnels or by air, bombs causing destruction everywhere, innocent

When you wade through the tears, look into the eyes at the

Which one of us is next, experts seem to be perplexed, arguing

Then a virus or unknown disease, grab ahold of us and puts

While doctors in the labs, work furiously to keep us off

Ignoring commands, politicizing every chance; a cacophony of

Making great what he tried to burn? You’d think people would

Tim Windisch

11/09/2023