Silent Screams

Oh the wonders and welcome joys of spring Nature awakes from dormant slumber As flora buds in profusion The perky robin trills and sings. I sit by an open window writing Hoping to find my muse Warm sunshine and fresh air caress my skin A feeling of sheer joy peace and contentment Fills my soul and mind within. A newspaper near by Suddenly catches my eye Headline leaps from the page Reality strikes like a thunderbolt ''Hundreds of innocents dead in war'' Filling me with deep sadness and rage. It seems almost surreal And a million miles away But as I languish in the sublime There's a world out here in disarray And I can't do nothing about it. I can't hear Just imagine A mothers screams and cries As she holds her baby as it dyes Or see the countless starving The people living on the street The animals cruelly killed for meat. It's all a nightmare I'm so lucky. i live the dream Atrocities are happening everywhere Even though they are not head or seen NOW !. And i care. Sure you do too. Peter Dome. Copyright.2016.