A Quiet Time Of Desperation

A quiet time of desperation. Where everyone's under 
suspicion.
We live in fear of people we don't even know. Walking the 
streets alone keeping to ourselves. Living in secrecy.
Paranoid that everyone we meet could be a wolf in sheep's 
clothing. Trust is a rare commodity in this futile age 
we've made filled with greed and manipulation. The news 
says we can't trust our neighbors. While our parents warn 
us about strangers. So we sit locked away like hermits in 
our homes.
We've thrown away the key to humanity's last hope. Our 
lives are intertwined in the web of life, yet we forsake 
our human connection. The cages we create in this world of 
hate serve as our insulation. Against imaginary foes and 
self-inflicted woes. No one wants to be a victim. These 
days to trust is to regret, but did we all forget that our 
fate lies in our hands.