The sun shines for nothing
Because nobody wants the light
The flowers are all withering
Because the folks pass blindly by
The food is going a-wasting
Because a banquet we all crave
In life there are no banquets
Scraps and crumbs are daily fare
We build a world of fiction
We create our endless needs
This new world is a reflection
Of our self and of our greed
W’invent hope to feed illusions
We feed syrup to the soul
The hungry groan in vain
Because nobody feels their pain
The lonely weep in silence
Because nobody knows their name
The stranger stays a stranger
Because nobody knows his face
We keep chasing ghosts and shadows
As we yearn for happiness
Can we smell plastic flowers
Can emptiness fill the void
Can we hear the song of nature
If we are plugged to a cell phone
Can our hungry hearts be sated
With the image of a feast?
We search beyond the rainbow
We probe beyond the sky
We seldom pay attention
To the time that’s passing by
We bypass the rocky trails
Because we think that we can fly
We try to escape the journey
In our quest for what can’t be
Can we make human connections
When machine talks to machine?
Can we feel love and affection
From an image on a screen
Can the broken be made whole
In a world that has no soul?