Hear

Silence

with apologies to Men at Work

image from;https://syrinscape.com/about-syrinscape/peasants-revolt/

Can you hear

Can you hear

The thunder

While they rape

And loot

And plunder

I hear a child crying

Her parents

Are dying

All  the time

They are joking

An lying

Can you hear

Can you hear

The thunder

While they rape

And loot

And plunder

A man is begging

He is hungry

He is broken

They are stealing

From all and sundry

Can you hear

Can you hear

The thunder

While they rape

And loot

And plunder

A woman cries

writhing in pain

Is hopeless

They scoff

show their disdain

Can you hear

Can you hear

The thunder

While they rape

And loot

And plunder