Conscience
/Never sleeps
Permanently on high alert
Constant reflections
Disturb, disconcert
Perturbed, angered
By matters absurd
Sensitive to nuances in speech,
Sarcasm, unkind words
Appalled by tales of injustice
Grieves at images of inhumanity
Whirlwind of her myriad thoughts
Lead me close to insanity
Weary of her ruminations
Affecting my equanimity
Yet without my conscience
Who would I be?
By Margaret Karim
From: United Kingdom