Tame recollections wither
As kin surge forth
In their uncaring currents

Hunger consumes
Each passing worry
The leeches of the mind
That hurl my earth toward panic

Dwindling eyes
Perceive uprooted harvests
Taken savagely
By the steamroll
Of common blood

On they go
Beyond my cowardly reach
Where I foolishly deplore
Where I’ve barred myself
From treading