In These Times

Difficult, to say the least,

To face the challenge of these days.

Molting, melting morals make

A mockery of modern ways.

 

Innocence has fallen to

An afterthought of sad cliché

That goes unheard except in words

Of sorrow and malaise.

 

Sorry. I’ll not listen to

This blatant negativity.

I simply can’t accept that this is life

The way it’s meant to be.

 

There is far too much kaleidoscopic

Fascination left to see.

And I’ll not seek the bleak or the morose

In times like these.

 

Head held high to search the sky

And taste the balmy breeze.

I savor just this moment

To feel safe in times like these.

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