Listen
As you turn your head,
To avoid the pain
You know glistens in my eyes,
Listen to your heart.
You close your ears
To the words I speak
Not wanting to believe
That the hands of man
Could be so calloused.
It is so much easier
To walk away
Than it is to face the pain
Inflicted upon these survivors
Of war.
War that is battled in homes
In your own neighborhood.
Walk away-
Can’t say I blame you-
If only I could.
Walk away
But listen to your heart.
