I Am Sad.

I am sad for me. And I am sad for you, too.
I am sad that the earth is hurting, and so are her people.
I am sad that corporations and government are synonymous.
I am sad that millions of people have nothing to eat.
I am sad that trees are being cut down every second.
I am sad that whole populations are being displaced.
I am sad that children are getting blown up in the Middle East by the so-called “good guys.”
I am sad that people die of diseases they can’t afford the medicine to.
I am sad that wolves are being gunned down in Idaho.
I am sad that many people have no place warm to sleep on this cold night.
I am sad that she committed suicide because everyone told her she was worthless.
I am sad that our water is being poisoned right in front of us.
I am sad that so many of us are complicit.
I am sad that some person tried to kill himself after making thousands of phones like yours.
I am sad that people still think they are superior because of their skin color.
I am sad that people still believe that I am going to “hell” because I don’t believe in their “god.”
I am sad that families break up and don’t spend the holidays together.
I am sad that I am the one holding my family apart by a very thin thread.
I am sad that that single mom can’t pay her bills.
I am sad that this nice family is being foreclosed upon.
I am sad that people still commit hate crimes.
I am sad that we have moved forward one step, while taking two steps back.
I am sad. And I am tired.
And I am beginning to feel too helpless to change these things.