and the world goes on...

10 June 2009

 

And the world goes on ...

 

A child called out to the universe, asking:

 

When will we stop this pain

and teach ourselves to be friends again?

We teach our children and youth

to be free and true

but then we all reach the years

where this seems more and more impossible

than every before

because war is going on

we are killing every day

with bombs, rape, diseases

with unkindness and hollow eyes

that no longer cry

for destruction and pain

 

When will the world be a place

with more love than hate?

more beauty, laughter, lyrics and paints

more kissing our children and

our partners with admiration

for the wonder that stands and speaks

before our eyes.

 

When will we hold hands again

so that the world turns

and turns

and our fingers intertwine like our

hearts, eyes and lives?

 

And when will we love, love, love

with wild unabandonment?

 

And the universe responded,

 

When you learn to smile more with your eyes and listen more with your hearts.