Fear

Too many lives, wasted away,
Left to rot, flourish and decay.

Bitter words, full of both cruelty and remorse.
Propelled at one anther, always being a source.

Of wretched, in humane verbal and physical fight.
Everyone battling, belligerently, sparring to be in the limelight.

Such ignorance, spread about.
Making all full of doubt.

But one tries to end it all, to see the ray of hope.
The significant saint striving to help the wounded cope.

Even with the few saints, evil is always near.
Why must we all live in such fear?

HMM 10/27/96