I Watch the World
I listen to the world as it goes
The crying child
The soft song a mother sings
The singing of the wind in the trees
This is how the world sounds
I feel the world as I walk
The gentle waves
The silky sand beneath my feet
The wind caressing my cheeks
That is how the world feels
I taste the world with every word
A small sound
A sweet phrase passing your lips
A sour shout on the noisy street
That is how the world tastes
I smell the world as it flies
A simmering soup
The smell of grass after a storm
The smell of the earth in a garden
That is how the world smells
I watch the world as it races by
Animals on a field
The field of flowers standing still
Snow falling to the ground
Children clinging to their mothers
People running by
I watch the world
I watch the people
The people that make up the world
Smiling
Weeping
Living
Dying
Only people have souls
I watch the souls of the word
Each influencing the other
Hurting
Ripping
Tearing
Destroying
Only souls can destroy
I follow souls
I watch souls destroying
I catch souls hurting
I eat souls
I stop souls
I am a destroyer of souls
A crusher of dreams
A savior of the world
But just because I’m a destroyer
Does it make me any worse than others?
Can I not be
A destroyer who can save people?
A destroyer who can save the world?
I watch the world
I watch the world’s people
I watch the world’s people’s souls
I watch the souls crumble before me
I watch their cities go up in flame
I listen to forgiveness:
The sound of screaming, and then silence
I listen to the silence
I watch the now peaceful world
Waiting for the next beautiful moment
For the next souls
For the next time souls return
Be they in human or another form
I will be watching them
The souls
The world
