HOW MANY TIMES I WONDER

We lived a Philippines city near a hospital true
And all the while the sirens scream once again
One or two and at times three of them making way
Regardless of weather be it sunshine stars or rain

I sit out on my second floor padio and ask what now
All have enough strife in life who needs more
Families trying to make ends meet the best they can
Another accident shooting aged dying always for sure

Does any stop to who is it this time aged or family
I thank God for nurses seeing this every day
Their stamina unending within every shift re work
And no ... It helps not to kneel and pray

Prayers don't fix broken legs remove bullets
Stitch up gashes deliver babies or remove arms
From starting time ready for anything arriving
With any luck a coffee no time smiles or charms

But those sirens scream and medics on the go
How many times I wonder of when life is not fair
How many stop awhile without the smile wondering
How many still have within them ability to care

Someones daughter son father mother family too
During what many call as if a normal day
When along comes some un-needed accident
To throw another obsticle come what ever may

Sirens scream and I shiver to wonder each time
I feel for whoever it may be within my very mind
When any reaches a point in life they no longer care
We really have lost something valuable and divine

terrence michael sutton
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