Orbit

Orbit  4/9/2014

Look up

And see for yourself

What is revealed

And what is fake. 

A long time coming

But a short time to learn

As we collide with a reality

Hard, cold, and deadly. 

We live,  but do not see

And we lash out

But do not remember

What it means to be loved

And cherished.

The kind of love

That sees the end

And cares enough

To guide and teach.

We missed the signs

And acted for ourselves

Seeing what we wanted

And ignoring all the rest.

But love is more than happiness

And love is more than comfort

But rather a choice that abides

And endures. 

Inside our heads

The battle rages

Between temptation, patience

Emotions, and faith. 

But some will never learn

As they cling to a single sentence

Discarding anything uncomfortable

And blaming someone else. 

Digging deep is hard

And helping others a chore

As many die in their spirit

Proud and ignorant.  

We can either stretch

Or we can shrink

But either way

All men suffer

And all men die. 

When the storm comes

Then you had better take cover

And when the earth shakes

You had better know what matters. 

Evil watches

And evil remembers

But even terror

Do we proclaim

Or deny. 

If you wake up

Then you should think

And you should pray

About all you have known

And love. 

Do not delay

Or waste what you have

But rather spend it well

For the thoughts we think

And words we say

Last forever. 

Do what is loving

And do what is good

Now while we can

And now, while we should.