As we lay sleeping

As we lay sleeping Babies stolen from their parents sight, sometimes in the middle of the night At dinner I hear news on the TV , it makes me feel uneasy as I go to sleep tonight You work your job, live your life, love your kids and you kiss your wife; all while someone’s creeping There’s terror afoot in every city, news anchors says it’s a pity, happens every night as we lay sleeping Cities are leveled somewhere far away; in the ruins the people are shaking their fists saying you’ll pay When revenge is exacted, they say they over-reacted, and the whole thing’s repeated on another day A fight for land, or maybe over oil; the very thought of the enemy makes his blood boil In tunnels or by air, bombs causing destruction everywhere, innocent blood stains the soil When you wade through the tears, look into the eyes at the fears what gains are you reaping? Which one of us is next, experts seem to be perplexed, arguing our fate as we lay sleeping Then a virus or unknown disease, grab ahold of us and puts the entire world on its knees While doctors in the labs, work furiously to keep us off slabs, there’s some who just do as they please Ignoring commands, politicizing every chance; a cacophony of nonsensical rants like a horn stuck beeping Making great what he tried to burn? You’d think people would learn, things we dream of as we lay sleeping Tim Windisch 11/09/2023