An open door

An open door Opportunity for new memories And the echo of another person’s laughter

One

One opportunity lost Is but a moment in time And another opportunity is still to come It might be better Wait

Species

Species Big and tall Frail and small Long and lean Stout and mean Young and old Calm and bold Flying and free Air and sea

Think

Think About what is right Especially when it seems wrong Think About what is silent Especially when it seems loud Think About what is fair Especially when it seems unjust Think About what is good Especially when it seems bad Think About being kind Especially when it seems inhospitable Think About being happy Especially when …

That thing

That thing we don’t talk about Of that we mustn’t speak Yet it’s all around us In the air, on our lips, on our minds Always on our minds We can’t escape it, but we pretend oh so well The occasional nervous laugh, a reminder of what we know The side glance, our way of …

They did not care

They did not care When the bug was over there That’s their problem Nothing to fear over here They did not worry When the bug spread That’s their problem, and their problem, too Nothing to fear over here They do care Now that the bug is here and it’s causing A financial problem That’s what …

Throbbing

Throbbing Head Aching Muscles Feeling Rundown

It hasn’t been the same

It hasn't been the same Since I heard that woman scream She was sitting close enough That I knew it was no dream That closed in feeling It will not go away Being in that tin can Makes my nerves a-fray I don't know what will change And if it will, when Grounded, therefore, I …

It comes

It comes Without warning, without a sound Yet we know it’s everywhere Lurking Eager to meet you, to join you, to enter you, to define you Maybe to destroy you It might, or it might not succeed We won’t know until we know, and by the it’s too late Be alert for you do not …