The World Chose Silence

A child’s cry
stalled in the throat
no way out
nowhere to go

the world
chose silence
chose silence

A mother wept
soft and low
a line of blood
began to flow

upon the earth
cold and wide
no one saw
no one cried

the world chose silence
again and again
no voice returned
no echo came

the world chose silence
left us alone
no answer there
no mercy shown

the desert sighed
and lost its breath
the sky stood still
in silent death

clouds pulled down
in shame they fell
hid their face
and would not tell

the wall stood still
it heard no plea
its silence rose
like a rising sea

higher higher
than any scream
stronger than
a broken dream

pain stayed close
it would not run
it turned and turned
inside as one

again it turned
again it stayed
a quiet storm
that never fades

the world
chose silence

again again
chose silence

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