my mood can sometimes be somber
when I find myself pondered in wonder
it's not raining but I hear the thunder
I'm still but still my heart is racing
in a short distance I can see far
beyond empty spaces in public places
the kind of pain that cripples and blinds
the fear that stops us in our tracks
those who panic and turn to run back
to the empty shell that they fled
those who have misplaced the footsteps
of their journey
those who are afraid to shed their skin
for fear that it would be the end
those who do not know that
they could never not be
those who refuse to believe
those who think that their fate
is sealed in Adam and Eve
those who need to take their time
and just breathe the energy
of their own existence
those who do not ask for help
but need assistance
just because we know where we are
does not mean that we're not lost