I am the one they turned their backs on.

They all walked away.

They left me here in my corner alone and friendless.

Many pass by but they do not fill the void.

I hate their stares of pity.

Some take interest in me, curled up in my corner.

My pen and paper in hand.

I see society slip by in this way.

Never stopping they are, always moving on.

Flowing through my fingers like a hand full of sand.

Nothing can fill the void.

For eternity I have sat here.

I watch now as though I am not human.

I see the best and worst of society.

I’ve seen a thousand tears.

I’ve seen a thousand fights.

The emotions exhibited by society.

Yet what is there to cry about?

Everything is pointless.

It is this way because society is doomed.

People dream of world peace.

This will never happen.

Many believe society will end by the hands of something other worldly.

We don’t have far to look to find the reason.

We just need to look in the mirror.




                                By: Barry McCarty