News

From a safe distance
Through a screen
I watch the carnage
Devastation somewhere on the globe
At first my eyes continue with curiosity
My stomach twists with guilt
but I can't look away
Is there a message to receive?
I search for a defence to my gawking
Images of catastrophe and pain
The people cling to hope and life
Humanity is stripped, wet and naked
The whole meaning of living unfolds
I learn that there is something tangible
An awesome presence all around us
The beauty of the white crest on the horizon
Peaceful silence on the beach
Unaware of the great power
Free and unrestrained
All illusions of immortality washed away
Everything fragile is broken
Violently washed away
The only thing left is awareness
Tears and prayers flood the wreckage
Acknowledging life and death
A message is sent through the waves
Across the whole world
We all return to the earth
Only the spirit is alive
The flickering light of changing images
Reflecting in my eyes
Spreading the news
Listen to them.
They are the survivors
They know the truth.