Wordless

Wordless 6/17/2014

Sometimes words come easily

And other times

We feel empty and dumb

But it is then that I know

I need to listen

And think. 

All around me

And all around you

There is life, hope,

Tragedy and chaos. 

Life erupts

In the most inhospitable places

But life is also crushed

Behind castle walls.

We are jostled around

And tossed by conflicting obligations

As we immerse ourselves in doing

And getting. 

It is now, that I think

And it is now that I remember

The laughter of children

When I shut my eyes

And just listen.

I can feel the sun

Warm on my face

And I can hear the water

Splashing and frothing. 

The tragedy of the day

Can seem remote

As it tears someone's world apart

Thousands of miles away.

But it still hurts for someone

And it’s closer than you think

So we can always hold the brokenhearted

Because they are never hard to find.

People make mistakes

And sometimes they suffer

But woe unto to him

That cannot see

True and malignant evil. 

True evil,

Manipulates pain

And uses the poor

Like a shield

To lie, murder, and steal. 

Capitalizing on ignorance

To punish who they hate

Even if it kills their friends

And their brothers. 

To them life is nothing

And people are just tools

Like a rope or a cudgel

To cut, dump and drag. 

Today they run wild

And today they murder and laugh

But even they, live

On borrowed time. 

This is their world

And it is painful to watch

As they celebrate death

And snuff out the good. 

Their triumph seems inevitable

And that is what they think

But even though time is slow

The end is just. 

I listen to the children

In the middle of the afternoon

And we should all be thankful

For life and love. 

God is good

And he loved me

Even when I hurt

And even when I ran

Waiting for me

As I wait for him.