POEM - BROKEN WORLD, Poet - Carl Scharwath (USA)
Carl Scharwath, has appeared globally with 210+ publications selecting his writing or art. Carl has published four poetry and photography books He was nominated with four The Best of the Net Awards (2022-25) and two different 2023 Pushcart Nominations for poetry and a short story.
BROKEN WORLD
Suffering is an omnipresent muse, casting its gaze upon the dispossessed, those who feel the weight of the world's indifference. It takes many forms, a chameleon of affliction, manifesting in hunger's silent plea, in the vacant eyes of the homeless seeking shelter from a frigid night, and in the tears of the oppressed yearning for justice.
In the shadowed corners listening
A muted symphony of sorrow unfolds,
With somber tunes of desperation.
Cloaked in the anguish of the mind,
It’s pain resides not in visible wounds
But in the labyrinth recesses of thought.
Whispering tales of injustice and loss
Beckoning us to embrace compassion,
Bound together by threads of empathy.
In this face of such suffering
Never be paralyzed by the magnitude.
Instead seek the tapestry to mend what’s torn.
©®Carl Scharwath