walking contradictions

how blind are we
yet how sightful
for the important we ignore
yet the petty prioritized

how careless are we
yet how careful
for the lives we throw
yet the gold we hold

how deaf are we
but how clear
cries of hunger we deny
yet the obese we appease

how cold are we
how lost
all our vengence we pursue
our duty left undone

"our lives begin to end the day we become silent of things that matter" -Martin Luther King Jr-