the world’s at a standstill

The world’s at a standstill
Because we didn’t know how
To douse the fury captured in
Our hearts with love;
Instead, fury twisted into
Uglier strands of
Bitterness, resentment,
Violence, Judgement –
All the things pandora’s box
Tried to protect us from.

But in the end,
We failed to use
Our intellect and grasp
Of emotions to create
A better world.

The rich escaped the pangs
Of pain that money can
Buy you out of,
The politics sold
False words to an
Audience that didn’t care
As long as they remained
Untouched by pending policies
And the rest of us
Got on with life because
Whose going to vouch for
Us and what good is a
Good conscious heart without
– Power to hand?