Do You Cry

Do you cry? Do you cry when you hear the news that a child Was beaten, abused, neglected, unwanted… Do You Cry? Do you cry? Do you cry when a soldier dies and a family is left Without their father, Mother, Sister, Brother, Son, Daughter…. Do you cry? Do you cry? Do you cry when disaster strikes and a country is left Devastated, suffering, homeless, without hope…. Do you cry? Do you cry? Do you cry when you hear the sounds of gunshots in the streets And another life is taken, killed senselessly…. Do you cry? Do you cry? Do you cry when our elderly suffer in silence- Hungry, neglected, cold, abused, pushed aside, forgotten…. Do you cry? Do you cry? Do you cry when a drunk driver takes an innocent life? Somebody’s Mother, Father, Sister, Brother, Son, Daughter….. Do you cry? Do you cry? Do you cry when Justice drags its feet through a sea of red tape Leaving its victims suffering, forgotten, their lives never the same…. Do you cry? Do you? Do you cry? I do. © Amada Gonzalez