A Story Told, But Never Really Heard

Us

The hurt.
The hunger.
The fast.
The pain.
The growling.
But why am i complaining?
There are people who have nothing.
No family.
No health.
No education.
No money.
No food.
No water.
No hope.
So why should i?
Why should i want?
I dont deserve to want.
I dont deserve to need.
I dont deserve to eat.
I dont deserve the luxuries of this country.
This country i was born in.
This country i was raised in.
This country which has shielded me from life.
From sorrow.
From starvation.
From sickness.
From war.
From death.
From religion.
From life.
Here we pay millions of dollars on ourselves.
When we could be feeding millions.
Helping millions.
Saving millions.
But we shouldnt need to.
We shouldnt need to watch others suffer.
We shouldnt need to watch them die.
If not for our greed and selfishness.
There would be no pain.
No suffering.
No starvation.
No drought.
No extinction.
We take and take and expect more
Without returning anything.
We exhaust our resources.
We kill and ravage and rape and rampage our planet.
Our only source of life.
And expect no consequences.
We over populate.
We destroy.
And i can't take it any longer.
I am disgusted by the blood on my hands.
I am distraught over the torture and suffering we've caused.
Revolted by the destruction.
So i'm done.
I'm done being selfish.
I'm done taking and never giving back.
I'm done wasting food and water and space.
I'm done having animals tortured and brutally murdered as food only to be wasted.
I'm done sitting along the sidelines hoping for someone to DO something.
I'm done taking my life for granted.
I'm taking back control.
Will you?