Tuesday, September 26, 2023

The Hollow

A hungry child, lays still at the side of the road
The driver kept driving, it wasn't his job to care
A dying old man, can't catch his breath, screams
But the staff consider him a lost cause, no hope
A woman is raped repeatedly, her life is unfair
But the world blames her for the crime, a theme
We're all hollow inside, we have no compassion
The world taught nothing about living with grace
It is there, one must ask forgiveness, and believe
If they do or not, the chance to be clean remains
Instead most remain silent, nothing inside, hollow
With no place to go, we fend for ourselves alone
Our dreams replaced, by self imposed shadows