Overcome By Sorrow Poem by Jan Oskar Hansen

Overcome by sorrow

There is so much misery in the world the bees are dying out
the bumblebee has disappeared, elephants are sot for their
ivory, the rhino for their magic horns, fish is being farmed in big tanks
when are we going to farm sardines?
So many wars in the Middle East, Africa starves among plenty
IDF shots small children for the hell of it.
I have no strength to read all of the tragedies, must prioritise
try to feed a starving dog or feel sorry for a mule,
I don`t know what to do the suffering is overwhelming I cry
for the small child`s death, I shake my head but soldier on there
must be a let up; but no, I can only try to make those nearest me to a bearable day.