As I try to sleep, your tears drop to my face
You can feel my deep pain for the whole human race
From the night sky above, your moonbeams carress
As I lay ‘neath the stars they can feel my duress
You have seen many times the conflict of wars
The death and the suffering that such conflicts cause
You have seen the unrest, the chaos they bring
Up in your night sky, you can’t do a thing
Your tears make a pool as they fall to the ground
As I try go to sleep without making a sound
You weep for the children whose parents are dead
You weep for the families who live in bloodshed
You weep for the planet, toxic and grey
You weep for the slaughter where elephants lay
You weep for the Earth from your vantage above
And I go to sleep in your moonlight of love.
JG 13/02/19