proliferation of silence

scientific argument looms lunaticlarge

international community shouts realdollars

developed world in educated superiority

developing world grasping vermin of society

accusations pointed both at each, rife

foundations fund concoctions of antidote

shout publicity of humanitarian aid

scientific argument looms lunaticloud

silently, my car zeros at the traffic light

surveying the numb ooze of idyllic city scenes

swamped by orphaned toddlers up on tippy-toes

gazing blankly into my quiet home comfort

glue bottle readying the quite cold comfort

silent unsaid messages stated loud and clear

I stare blankly through their veiled pleas

silently, my heart zeros at the traffic light

silently, I sit at your side, next to you

bedclothes steaming, a crumpled tangle

eyes adrift in a tempestuous, stormy sea

misdirected and focusing behind beyond

many unasked answers in your emaciated face

government plods ponderously, retro-virally

society silences the inevitable, we silence silence

silently, I sit far from your side, next to you