It’s been a rough time lately hearing and seeing reports of violence in the world, this country, and my hometown. I’m participating in the Writer’s Digest 2018 November PAD Chapbook Challenge every day this month.
See: http://www.writersdigest.com/whats-new/2018-november-pad-chapbook-challenge-day-9 for details on the challenge.
My poem for today is shared below:
“Burn Slow”
Shooters shoot aimlessly
as victims die without
reason leaving survivors
lives blown to shreds
of what once was hope
and promise of long and
natural life. Numbness
becomes a safe harbor
for our psyches to cope
and shield us from
feeling what would surely
cause our minds to
realize the last days
of existence have been
fueled and set long ago.
We helplessly watch the
unfolding of events as if
we didn’t know all along
that we are in the midst
of a slow burn of devastation.
©2018 R. H. Dorsey
R. H. W. Dorsey - Author / Novelist 