Carolyn

Can you hear them
Carolyn
the cries of millions
of screaming children,
the people that want it all,
and the serpents that
wallow in the deep in

for they all want
your wisdom
your control
or someone to
look up to
instead of being alone

Time has passed
and you cannot care for
the one
that comes
from
your womb

You must keep giving
what others dare not
Carolyn
because
everyone now
is your child
and you carry a burden
of civilization