Too Much Information

A young man on the news
White headphones on, talking to camera
A student activist
400 injured in recent weeks
32 casualties today
Doctors overwhelmed
The same word repeated
Devastating
Devastation
Devastation
Devastation
A need to communicate
From one place to another
Urgently
A call for action
An international language
Of human suffering
A steadfast determination
Spoken in words
Conveyed in the eyes that look straight into camera
Resolve
Fear
Anger
Desperation
Fortitude
All within a 2 minute news segment
From London the news presenter responds
“We wish you all the best, very much”
“Thank you” the young man replies