The maelstrom of emotions

Caught in a maelstrom of feelings

I find myself rocking and reeling

I am far more emotional in these days

Seeing and feeling sights that break my heart

And I can feel the weight of suffering

Do much more than I ever have.

I grieve for those who have lost those close through violence

And for those who lost through this virus

I empathise and understand the harshness of loss

And it breaks my heart to feel their pain

In this difficult time and age.

I feel for those who suffer any kind of abuse

Racial and physical or mental too

It seems that ignorance is on the rise

In some stunted and uneducated or bitter minds

And I feel the angst and anger that those who are the victims

Have to go through each day

It’s not acceptable and we need it to change

And create a more enlightened world today

One without the need for violence, war and hate

But that seeks to eradicate suffering in everyway.