Journals

Don't Worry

Don't worry about the children,
Don't worry about our cries.
Don't worry about the people,
Gone, never again to rise.

Don't worry about the suffering,
It's but a thing of the past.
Don't worry about being hurt anymore,
It was never long to last.

Don't worry about our tears,
Or our silent pleas of grief.
Don't worry about our lives,
And hold fast to your belief.

Dont worry about our death,
It's circling us all just like a clock.
Don't worry about these lies,
You don't even really have to talk.

Don't worry about this world anymore,
Because soon you will forget.
Don't worry about the war, my dear,
Just know it's our one regret.

Don't worry about your time, my love,
As it all draws to a close.
Don't worry about your final words,
Everyone already knows.

{published in Creative Communications's A Celebration of Poets Spring 2016}