What a World
Anna Bongardino | Visual Editor
A man holds a candle up to the sky at the Squirrel Hill intersection of Forbes and Murray avenues Saturday evening during a vigil for the victims of the Tree of Life synagogue massacre.
November 1, 2018
What a world we live in
Where kindness is overshadowed by sin
And inky skies are speckled with dying stars
That light this dark world and all the souls’ scars
What a world we live in
Where leaves and streets turn crimson
And violence tears years of serenity down
But in it all is beauty to be found
What a world we live in
Where peace is shattered at the drop of a pin
And through it all the madness breaks loose
Trapping each victim in its deadly noose
What a world we live in
Where innocent lives are mauled and broken
And villains’ names spread like hellfire
But heroes exist in a silence that truly inspires
What a world we live in
Where kindness must overshadow sin
And we must fight together through feeling forlorn
Loving each other so our world may be reborn
