as if it made any difference

 


what difference would
it make if we cared
more

what difference would
it make if we cared
less;

the sun baking the
world like soft
bread would
still be
there,

the oceans stinking
with brine would
still be
there,

dogs itching fleas
would still be
there,

couples fighting and
decapitating love
would still be
there,

the old woman drinking
tea next door would
still be
there,

all the bad will
towards
others,

all the
mistrust,

all the
contempt,

all the wretched
betrayals,

all the
thievery,

all the
blood lust,

all the
murder,

would still be
there,

clinging to the very
air like crystals of
ice

while the decomposers
search out
carrion

and the children
starve