Listening To The News Poem by Kaila George

I sat alone at my desk

Listening to the news

My eyes started to cry

At such terrible tragic news


The news reporter was grim

As he told how many lives were lost

In addition, to hear that they were mostly kids

Left a feeling of empty despair in my chest


How can human fallacies stop us from being happy?

How can tragedy take us back to where we were before?

In chaos and despair, I feel guilty for being so happy in my life

Yet others in this world are not feeling so grand, why must this affect

So many in this world, why must we all suffer because of one person's crime


I stand atop this windblown cliff as I look out into the distant stars

I close my eyes in pray, hoping that those in need can sense my rage

Because that is what we feel, that is what we want to say, but if there is anything

My mother did teach me, it is time to forgive and forget.

I might be able to forgive because I live so far away

However, those who were there that day…may need our love and support

Let us pray so they can get through the rest of the day

©Kaila George 2012