Thursday 2 April 2020

IN FAITH I HOPE

IN FAITH I HOPE 


Unspoken words
And daunting looks
Silently  tears
Fall
As life upon life
Is forever lost...

The earth breathes 
In dire desperation...

The streets 
Are crowded with
Emptiness...
Springs blooms
But does anyone care?

The sky looms
Azure overhead
And birds sing
Who is it that is
Listening?

From within 
A fish bowl
We look out
For our own
Sake and for
The ones 
We love...

With every breath
We must be grateful 
To be alive
Though we miss
Our neighbors...

When shall we 
See and embrace 
Without fear
See the other's face...
Without reserve
Hold hands and kiss?

Yet some
Wilj cling to
Old animosity
Pointlwssly!

The world sighs
And slowly dies
In Faith I hope
The world 
Does survive...!

        FREDERIKA MENEZES, 

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