five minutes.

an elderly lady crossed the street.
her grocery bags fell and rolled into the road.
not one person stopped to help her,
people kept walking as if she were not there.
a couple of teenagers walking down the sidewalk.
the girl, very pregnant, and the boy, guiding her.
she seemed broken, tears falling down her face
nose was red, and eyes were swollen.
the boy, protecting her from traffic
had his arm around her shoulders and whispering
attempting to calm her down but i could see distress in his eyes.
all of this i saw in less than five minutes.
it reminds me that this world really has no hope.
only feeble attempts to distract them from their self-induced pain.
God, please don't' look away.
remind Your children of their first Love.
call us back into Your arms.
forgive us of our attempts to live without You.
God come back to me.