LASTLY

LASTLY

a poem by

Joshua Todd James

tis

a pity the bright flower

should fall into sad silence

forever stilled by selfish human will

or

that the dancing butterfly

should drop into sudden death

pretty prey to stubborn human pride

or even

that our strong sensual sun

should lapse into untouchable ice

dumbly frozen by foolish human fear

worse

that the innocent little boy and girl

stranded alone on an empty playground

will grow and lose their dreams

victims

of

human disinterest

and immaturity

yes

it is sad

it makes me mad

but I too

am frozen and still

thru and thru

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