Meanwhile...

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