Priceless Poem by Kathleen Reiman

“Priceless”
What kind of sound resonates when a fist hits a jaw?
When, in the dark city night, one man steals another man’s life?
What goads a man out in pointless rage, seeking adrenal high?
When will humanity finally grasp the pointlessness of hate?
What molten internal disgust for self, blinds lucid thought!
When violence rages forth ice cold into unsuspecting gloom
What price can be paid to restore each shattered heart?
When, like Cain, a man takes what is not his to take?
What price can be paid to redeem a violent death?
When life is priceless, and death complete?