So many reasons to be in fear in this world. So many more to know peace.
Worry washes over you like a rainstorm without cover
So many slings and arrows – you take yet another
Crimes of the past haunt dark crevices of the mind
When all you needed was gentility – soft, sweet, and kind
Knocking on the head, post-trauma appears to never end
When all you wanted was the voice of a true and trusted friend
We crash hard – if not into fate, then into our own denial
Even though so many other realities arise … meanwhile …
Meanwhile the sun rises in the east and sets in the west
Meanwhile the moon signals a time for peace and rest
Meanwhile the earth keeps spinning, bringing opportunities at every turn
Meanwhile the stars keep shining, an eternity impossible to discern
Meanwhile the perfection of karma, ensures all promises are kept
Meanwhile you carry on … taking the next indicated step
The world is unfair, just like it’s intended to be
Forcing us to search for our transcendent destiny
The sojourn can be arduous, the pathway often steep
We pray to our Lord … for our souls to keep
And if we look skyward, we shall never be let down
We pray to our Lord …for our souls to be found
Though bodies and buildings collapse – ash to ash, dust to dust
We climb the stairway before us, taking the actions that we must
So many reasons not to laugh, dance, sing or smile
Even though so many other realities arise … meanwhile …
Meanwhile … Meanwhile …
Not to diminish all of the sorrow and all of the pain
Nor the hits your hummingbird heart must constantly sustain
Yet to recognize and celebrate the existence of another side
One whose perfect presence we need not ever hide
The presence of light, levity, brevity, certainty, and love
The presence of every angelic guide reflecting from above
The presence of our daily bread, taking care of our basic needs
The presence of prayer to the Lord, for our souls to be freed
So much to be seen as bad, wrong, and indifferent … all the while
Even though reasons, infinite, give us cause to pause … meanwhile
Meanwhile the sun makes its journey, all the way from east to west
Meanwhile the moon reminds us of our nightly needs to rest
Meanwhile the earth keeps spinning, round and round evermore
Meanwhile the stars keep shining, urging us towards heaven’s door
Meanwhile your beauty, truth and heart can never be denied
Meanwhile you carry on … with a view of the other side
