Tuesday, August 17, 2021

for a mere five dollar donation

i used to care
about things, more than i do now.

but things have changed.
what war?

what protest?
what earthquake,

or flood in some far away
country.

i have compassion
and empathy

for anyone hurt, but for the
most part

there is little we can do
about it.

i heard on the radio that for
a mere five dollar

donation,
you can cure a kid of leprosy

in some village in India.
but i don't have a pen

to take the number down.
and now i feel

guilty. some poor kid is
suffering

with this disease, that i was
too lazy

to do anything about.
this is what happens when you

listen to the radio
or watch tv.

it's all about fear and pain,
disasters, chaos.

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