"tell me"

tell me what can I do
for the world
for the people
for the life we all deserve
when I can't even step out of my house

tell me what can prayers do
for the sick
for the poor
for the hungry
when it's all just words from my mouth

tell me what can protests do
for the oppressed
for the suffering
for the pain
when it all falls on stuffed ears anyway

tell me what can love do
for the grieving
for the mourning
for the miserable
when they just lost all source of it

tell me
everything
anything
something
when all hope is lost 

(24/10/2020)