SOULS IN TURMOIL

I cried tonight as I watched the news
that told a tale of heartless youths.
A kitten was set on fire today,
another bashed as a form of play.

I wonder how they lost their souls,
pain and suffering their only goals;
could it be a sign of the times?
Does modern life breed these crimes?

If we look back through history,
such atrocities we shall see!
Whenever greed has ruled our world
the cruellest acts have been unfurled.

Why can’t we see the harm we cause
when we justify our lust for wars;
let’s not pretend its brotherly love ~
or in defence of The One above.

The truth of our deeds is darker than that
and just as cold as they were with that cat!
How do we ignore the children’s cries
as they flee bombs dropped from the skies?

Regardless of what their Elders believe,
these little ones don’t deserve to grieve.
It’s not their fault that their leaders fight
to prove to the world their beliefs are right.

Who asked the people what they most desire
before the Governments opened fire?
Suffering to make the Westerners kneel
or is it to guard the oil they’d steal?

Our world is dying more each day
as we rape and pillage in every way.
Now Mother Nature has joined the fight
to restore the balance with a show of might!

The Human Race still lusts for power?
She’ll show them how it feels to cower!
The creatures who suffer have the last laugh
as Mankind at last seeks the peaceful path.

No more will he seek to subjugate;
rule his world with fear and hate.
The losses suffered wound heart and soul;
at last we’ll live as part of the whole!

© Sandra Anne Beal
26th January, 2005