CASUALTIES
I see a world of walking wounded
They cross my path each day
Every one a different ailment
Scars exposed
And
Open pain
Vainly all
We try to hide them
Conceal and cover
Outright deny them
But they never go away
Downcast eyes in ignorance
Blind to our own putrid plague
We castigate each other
Not recognize as brother
Walk in shoes of different stripes
Though lonely alleys of the night
Feel the agony of years
Taste the sorrow of their tears
Hear the cry of broken hearts
Once filled with Love
And Hope
And Dreams
And see the casualties
Of the Fall
