Random thoughts

Glittering lights reflect off shiny, swanky cars,
Off bottles of champagne served in plush bars.
Bright cities with slick offices and fashionable malls,
7 Star hotels, multiplexes and grand wedding halls.
Better education, lifestyles, jobs and pay,'
The world's improving each day, they say.
But somehow i find that hard to digest,
As i see plenty that puts my happiness to test.
Starved hands and piteous voices reach out toward
the blatantly indifferent-marching determinedly forward.
Desolate orphaned children wander the streets alone,
Ill-treated, ignored,abused- all of which authorities condone.
Nations are torn apart as terrorists get out of hand,
Creating chaos over age-old prejudice,religion and land.
Screams of terror,wails of sorrow rent, the smoke-filled air,
As they cause untold destruction without so much as turning a hair.
How can we claim that ours is a civilised age-
when men publicly beat up women in fits of rage?
Corruption, injustice and utter selfishness is the order of the day.
In this cloud i find no silver lining, try as hard as i may.
My heart bleeds and i heave a deep sigh,
For our world - that's slowly beginning to die.