Humanity Lost At Sea

Humanity lost at sea They leave their homes fleeing violence and animosity Wanting a better life anywhere they are welcome as a family They flee the violence and stress in their homeland looking for someone who cares to lend a helping hand Their lives have been turned upside down not knowing if today is the day they will live or drown Drown in their problems or drown in the sea dying for them is better than living in calamity So they spend their last dime to get a seat on a leaky boat to cross the sea to Europe gazes fixed on their horizon of hope Men women and children all thrown together exposed to the elements and stormy weather Tossing and turning the sea ever churning waves overwhelm fragile ships while humanity keeps learning Waves crashing in on them they hold on for dear life They wonder to themselves is this the day we all die? This is their only hope this is their only prayer because if they live or die who really cares? If they are different come from another country we don't know or understand does that mean they don't belong to the race of humanity of Man? Does their life not matter because they don't speak English well? a thousand a week meet their watery grave at sea their story who will tell? Men women and children are dying in the open seas crying for humanity to help them someone help us please!!! The stories continue to be told once in a while pictures of drowned babies on the news, but I guess it's not as interesting as funny cat videos with 10,000,000 views! John Derek Hamilton June 03,2016