Our world is broken,
it seems no-one can fix it
oceans and forests die
whole families perish
yet those who could, do nothing
those who should, seem not to care
there are sufficient funds
there is an abundance of talent
but the willingness to act
is lacking, sadly lacking
millions can see the problems
few care to make a difference
and words are but a token
our world is sadly broken
Peter Matthews, a country boy at heart, lives with his wife in the suburbs of Nottingham, England. His greatest achievement is that he has aged fairly gracefully but has avoided growing up. Peter has written poetry from the age of sixteen and blogs regularly at www.pollymermaid.wordpress.com.
Whispers and Echoes 
It is, in many ways. But we have to find the positive wherever we can and build on it. Otherwise we’re truly broken.
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I agree Margaret. There are lots of “little people” and, indeed, many in positions of authority, who do seek, and find the positive, and there are lots of us who do try their best to make a difference. What there is not is a global determination to work towards a fair and equal society.
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Loved the theme of this one and how it builds to a devastating final couplet.
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Thank you. I enjoyed the challenge of this and wrote something far removed from my normal light hearted, often whimsical, poetry.
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Sadly, all seems broken
all the words have been spoken
but the world is not hopeless
nor heedlessly headless
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So true. So sad. You’ve expressed this so well, Peter. I feel it in my heart.
(((HUGS)))
PS…I clicked “like” but it didn’t register. So please know I like your poem very much.
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Thank you so much Carolyn.
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Beautiful, thoush sad.
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Thank you Dale. A little less light hearted than my normal!
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We have to, now and again, show that we are more than a one-trick pony 🙂
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True!🤗
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🙂
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