The World is in a World of Hurt

The World is in a World of Hurt

The world is in a world of hurt;
You can hear it groaning,
Shifting its tectonic plates
Like an old man trying to get comfortable in bed.

The world is in a world of hurt;
You can see it heaving,
Purging itself from within
Like a sick dog vomiting up its food.

The world is in a world of hurt;
You can hear it praying,
“Oh God! Oh God!”
Like a scared child asking daddy why.