We could be still
and yet we wade into crisis,
for who can lie by the shore of paradise
more than a day?
We could be at peace
and yet we wage battles,
for who can gaze in silence at the sun
and be content for long?
We could listen to the ocean
and yet we brandish our swords,
for we must fight if only to rekindle the hope
that there is more to the passing of the years
than drops of water evaporating into the sky.
It doesn’t seem
that human beings
are able
just to be.
Maybe we’re a bit more like
machines,
and machines are expected
to do something.
Soulful Thoughts 