Ignorance

A small bird flutters to the ground.

A delicate blossom falls from its tree.

A frightened child cries out in pain.


A timid rabbit runs from its enemy.

A lone flower is trampled to death.

A vulnerable child's life extinguished.


People carry on as usual in their lives

not knowing what happens around them

as the cycle starts all over again.

© Danielle Bond 1992

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