What if all of the things that rush around inside of your head? Came true A cacophony, a jumble Untested, untrue Factual and surreal Coloured by the imagination Of you What if? You sort through each item Deleting the worst thoughts Saving the interesting Publishing the wondrous Contemplating the weird Of those saved A gem appears A passing notion A flicker of light An image so obscure to you It almost causes fright "If I invent a button, that can cure the ills of man A mechanism for salvation, but not spiritually planned An emblem of innovation so superior in its working. That it causes world leaders to stand side by side.  And no longer hide A wish for peace and harmony In this crazy fucked up world What if? What if? I could publish with a click the way to dry the blood A bandage placed on freedom A shake to wake a nation A point on which we agree Seven billion happy humans What If? What if? It happened Unplanned. AGL

The smile evaporates As my eyes read the news I can simply close the page As the needles of despair pierce, The pain that I feel Injures my screaming soul Imagine if you will How it must have felt Abused until death Beaten broken bones Feel if you can What they feel in every minute Of every day Mummy doesn't love them Pain endless pain It's all he knows All he's ever known Starvation Seeps from the pores Of neglected Skinny children Who know nothing of warmth Excuses come a flooding From the gaping mouth of the accused ones It was an accident I cared for him My son My only one Take them outside Let them feel the wrath Of one hundred tortured infants Given space to play Nails that will tear Little teeth nipping sharply Skinned to the core While they are alive Lies unwritten Eternal vengeful torment Quickly forgotten. Feel for them Think of them As the cold winds blow Tying little