we don't want to sit and listen
but they need to tell us about their pain
both parties suffer

high school football team
loses first game in three years
to a high school who never wins
they beat the opposing quarterback
both schools suffer consequences

mom is in severe pain from a disease
she has no stamina to cook, clean
or give a mother's love to the children
mom and family both suffer

war
kills soldiers and civilians
destroys homes, businesses, crops,
lives and countries
someone's daddy doesn't return home
everyone suffers

grandma waits for the phone to ring
but her family is too busy to call
they have jobs
vacations
kid problems
grandma dies alone, suffering
too late, family suffers shame

husband is cruel, beats wife twice a week
to keep her in line
children watch in fear
helpless
they all suffer

husband drinks too much alcohol
loses job and wrecks car
loses family house
entire family suffers

human suffering
domino effect
worldwide, everywhere
one person begins chain of events

'suffer the little children to come unto me'

end the suffering