Another Gone

The dragon devoured yet another today.

Another senseless death.

It indescrimately devours mothers fathers

Sisters brothers.

It leaves orphans behind

It doesn’t care.

We feed it more everyday.

Eating, gorging itself on our loved ones.

Will it ever stop?

Is there ever to be an end?

Can anyone resist?

Rarely, though we seem to canonize those who fall.

How can it be their fault? 

How can they be guilty?

They are dead.

Gone.

We don’t even know them.

We don’t even say goodbye.

We don’t care.

Put on the facade.

Mourn a bit.

Move on.

Away.

Until it happens again.

Plant a tree and forget.

In memory of Ivan.