Tasting only the pain of the world,
I had to step away. It hurt too much
and I could do nothing about it.
Tasting only the joy of the world,
I could barely find it!
Until I went for a walk and
saw the precious little toes of a baby,
heard the laughter of children at recess,
saw amazing colourful city art on buildings and fences.
It is too easy to see
pain, violence and a crumbling world.
It may crumble at some time ~
maybe tomorrow, maybe never ~
but until it does,
I will work with my own world and be grateful.
I will help those I can, and be grateful for life.
“We need joy as we need air,
We need love as we need water.
We need each other as
we need the earth we share.”
~ Maya Angelou
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