Curse

Church bells tolled- while children sang-
While one man’s life is brought to shame
He failed to see the hands and feet,
While Innocence did cross the street

A drink or two he fed his frame
While all along the children sang
Across the yard there stood a bar
A church and booze, just steps apart

He’d been in trouble once before
And to the Judge he stood and swore
He crossed his heart and hoped to die
That he would never drink and drive

A year or two he kept that vow
Then the beast began to howl
Succumbed to poison drink once more
While Innocence gasps from the floor

He heard the voices when he crashed
These tiny angels unabashed
Singing songs of hope and trust
While he gave in to fear and lust

A child’s mind is full of thoughts
Lacking greed, decay and rot
If we could be or see like them
This dying world would likely mend

Our actions tear the world apart
While hate does breed in blackened hearts
The Creator of the sky and Earth
Created love-
           -we created a curse