Yes
we are nervous
about tomorrow,
about the future.
Yes we care, and we carry the load.
Yes we are insistent on a better world
because we know it exists.
Because we are flowers
with strong reaching stems
that will break if you press in just the right
spot.
Yes
patience can smooth the edges,
but it will not put down the sword.
Easy weather will not water your garden,
or fly your kite, or fill your sail.
Restless is the meter,
Restless is the heart,
Restless will be our defiance
against business as usual
from those who take from the Earth
and give nothing in return.
They take us hostage,
torture them,
make us watch.
I pray for another world
while I live in this one. Restless is the reckoning.
Yes
There are days when I have come palms open to the sky speaking surrender:
Accept this world for what it is to make the most of what’s here.
