Glaring war crimes blast the headlines
Countries of the world are dividing
Death & mass murderers reign supreme in the land of American Kings
I am numb with fury and disgust
Paralysed by fear
What simple thing can I do
To be here and now
And not there where humanity is forgotten
I dig in my purse with hands that don’t feel
I put on lipstick on lips that lack the upwards curl
I blow myself a kiss in the mirror
I smile for a moment
The empty gaze
The kiss of death
How simple a gesture
How fleeting the reaction
How quickly my mind turns back to sorrow
But for one moment I forgot
The embarrassment of being human.
