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today, the world runs red

and as the colours start to fade,

grey prevails

cries seldom heard become the ringtones of

everyday bystanders

nights are defined by their absence of safety

and not their absence of light

parents outlive their kids with increasing frequency

but medicine continues to develop

today, the world turns grey

like through the eyes of a dog

what once roared enveloping a thousand coals

can no longer light a candle

the human race a fitting race -

we constantly run from fear

like particles in a solid transitioning to a gas

connections break

today,

my idea for a hike dissolves in the ink of yesterdays 

newspaper

night time exercise makes vulnerable targets

and we are told to lock our doors and stay together

today,

fear fuels the dreams of the masses

whilst guns and knifes make daily headlines

and what light is shed on the situation

be a blood stained dusk as the colour leaks away

can we truly make progress when every step has to

be carefully placed?

one wrong turn can cost your life

but isnt that the problem?

yesterday i learned to love

and tomorrow i will learn to hate

as winter approaches the nights draw in

and im scared

to stretch my legs

because we do not live in a world

that can define us

as human beings

the shells of human weres litter the streets

as we become evermore recluse

and ignore the solution

the only being we are

is being part of the problem.

Reviews

[Ally Ann]

This poem captures the fear that so many people are feeling in today's age. It seems that at every turn there is more tragedy, violence, or death. I loved your use of color in this poem, it really made the meaning stick. I also enjoyed the part about the hike, it feels as if we can no longer do what we want due to safety concerns. It is a hard time, but hopefully we as humans can begin to start working together to solve the problems that we have instead of creating more and making the ones we already have worse.