I never felt so small before
Tiny dot in a universe of stars
viewed on a clear night
as i looked up at the sky.
This, this I know.
But not this smallness
of heart, and mind, and soul
discovered in the face of war.
War I always fought.
War I always sought
to end and make no more.
And not just war over borders
against peoples and nations;
but war against colors of skin,
war against sexual orientation,
war against religion,
war against women’
war against children.
The list goes on and looms large,
larger than I can cope,
destroying all hope.
I never felt so small before.
I struggle to find a way to do more
than put words on a pages
while all around me uncivil war wages.
I never felts small before.
annarino writes 