Apathy

We can only forget

for a little while

until it hurts

and we take our pain

in tears and pills,

we're too numb

and its hard to feel

when you don't care,

we give up too soon

as we become weaker

we starve for simplicity

in a tangle of ropes

and everyone

is pulling;

we need to be free;

the youth have open sores

that need healing;

let us out of the cage,

let us fly,

let our words

change the world.

Copyright (C) 2009 Sara LeMaster

War

We stand here,

our emotions hand-picked

out of a box of crayolas,

we are molded metal

slowly bending itself

to become

the children of poverty,

lust,

we are the muted jewels

that can no longer

shine;

we fall slowly

like moths into a jar,

we are creatures

robbed of our peace,

our places taken

by alibies,

tears of blood

falling

into the hands

of our enemies,

our pain,

our trust,

our misfortune

being thrust

int a grab-bag

of happiness

Copyright (C) 2009 Sara LeMaster