Ask the River

As humanity wanders through terrifying valleys I go to ask river why is earth irrigated by terrified tears of the innocent and helpless? river stays silent pouring into sea pouring into sea I go down and ask river why is the soil made red by the blood of women and children? river stays silent pouring into sea pouring into sea And then it came to me river is telling a story about truths inevitability corruption misery and destruction no match for truth that lies within the truth playing itself out before the world murdered children speak of need for new love world river tells me this story as it washes into sea deer dance to truth song every morning and birds sing it _________ conclusion: dawn time interesting how dawn is red reminding us of the blood of innocents river o river thank you… may sea finally absorb all currents of misery and may we be one again.