I Couldn't Stop Screaming

No Description, Just a Cry

I couldn't stop screaming

as the 

tornado tore 

apart our house

I couldn't stop screaming

when they drove by

and shot my son

changing his baby's diaper

I couldn't stop screaming

when the building collapsed

and fell on top

of my love, my children, my father

I couldn't stop screaming

when my commanding officer

raped me and then

I had to report the rape to him

I couldn't stop screaming

when they forced the tube

down my throat trying to make me eat

when all I wanted was to leave Guantanamo

I couldn't stop screaming

when I went to the Emergency Room

In pain asking for help, and the Doctor said,

"Get a job with Insurance"

We can't stop weeping

until justice gets evenly applied

until everyone knows they are connected

until it doesn't matter if you work, where you work, what gender you are, where you live in the world

We can't stop weeping

Author's Note

Something I couldn't keep inside

Reviews

[Bryan_Himmel]

I thoroughly enjoy the pain and angst that is the human condition, and how evenly spaced out and applied it is. How it brings to light things most people never think of and how it shows the background that can allow connection. It speaks of pain and struggle, but it also hints at our ability to overcome it after recognizing the problems we ignore.

[clisa]

Thanks - that is what I was going for. I just felt overwhelmed by events when I wrote that.