LASTLY
a poem by
Joshua Todd James
tis
a pity the bright flower
should fall into sad silence
forever stilled by selfish human will
or
that the dancing butterfly
should drop into sudden death
pretty prey to stubborn human pride
or even
that our strong sensual sun
should lapse into untouchable ice
dumbly frozen by foolish human fear
worse
that the innocent little boy and girl
stranded alone on an empty playground
will grow and lose their dreams
victims
of
human disinterest
and immaturity
yes
it is sad
it makes me mad
but I too
am frozen and still
thru and thru