I Looked Outside Poem by Barry Middleton

I sat and looked at the world outside
from the window my father sat beside.

I saw what he saw then turned away
and heard the words he could not say.

The world is a cruel confusing place,
may as well call us the inhuman race.

Hostile and greedy and vicious as hell,
I hear the toll of humanity's knell.

Hypocrites bray and preachers scream.
Even awake it is still a bad dream.

As war rages on and politicos lie,
I often wish I could cash out and die.

The savagery of the heart of man
is a quandary I never will understand.

Yes life is sad and brimming with sin,
but if I had my wish I'd try it again.