.
If for a moment I could just know
That all is going to be good. The trees,
The air, animals, the stones, oceans and
Humans, everything.
It’s just the tired old world, playing its
First and last Danse Macabre.
.
Ah, this immense pain,
Loss and misery among us.
If only just for a moment...
Then I will be sure that
All is going to be whole
And pure again.
I could be certain that in this world,
Hope perseveres, and every thinkable pain
Subsides in perfect time.
.
If so,
Then for a moment I could just
Fling both my arms wide, the sun
Bathes me in its golden warmth.
I’d close my eyes, face upward, and
I could just live.
I could really just live.
If for a moment I could just…
