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What Breaks Your Heart

If someone were to ask me What breaks your heart? It won't take long to answer Mothers sobbing, father sweeping Terrified children no end To their screaming Hungry and homeless their lives Horribly ravaged by crime or war No end to their suffering Treatment cruel and inhumane Inflicted on those who don't Worship the same way A blind eye to their suffering A deaf ear to their cries A lack of empathy for their plight This is the answer I will give To the question what breaks your heart If it doesn't break yours then Your part of the problem

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Date: 7/17/2017 10:41:00 AM
There's so much of it going on. What breaks my heart most is underhanded cruelty -- when the justice system is cruel in the name of righteousness.
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Edward Mccall
Date: 7/17/2017 11:08:00 AM
Well said Hannah and thank you so much for your kind comment.
Date: 7/16/2017 7:46:00 AM
So true Edward. When will we ever learn?
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Edward Mccall
Date: 7/16/2017 8:39:00 AM
Thank you Maria for your visit and your comment. I really don't think humanity will ever learn or at least a portion of it won't.

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