the forgotten, the lost

Jolts of electricity

to my severed heart

as my eyes wander

through the headlines

and small print

the forgotten children

lost in battle, abuse

the forgotten men

lost to suicide, abuse

the forgotten women

lost to oppression, abuse

the forgotten people

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lost

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limbs of elasticity

on the dirty floor

as I just give up

-

for a moment

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give in to the sadness

the horror around me

crimes of complicity

by the... anyone, who

ever turned their cheek

looked the other way

didn't

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speak up

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