Children crying from hunger.
This is the age of cruelty.
It ends now.

People sleeping in doorways.
This is the age of poverty.
It ends now.

Styrofoam washing up on beaches.
This is the age of garbage.
It ends now.

Neighbors burn down neighbors’ houses.
This is the age of hatred.
It ends now.

People with no hope pick up guns.
This is the age of violence.
It ends now.

This is the age of new creation.
It begins with you.

By Jane Collins and Christina Starobin

Christina is the author of CORONA WILDFIRE & POEMS OF PROTEST, This Changes Everything, KALEIDOSCOPE CAFÉ, & A Human Being Is Not a Remote Control Device, the beginning of a series; all available through Cyberwit or Amazon.