The World Never

The world never looked,

So the world never saw

The dismal disorder

Of natural law.

The world never listened,

So the world never heard

The screeches of anguish

Behind ev’ry word.

The world never touched,

So the world never felt 

The tide in the sandbox

As memories melt.

The world never lived,

So the world never loved,

Their souls turning sallow,

Their hearts getting shoved.

-EDP