I may be right I may be wrong Some folks hide in total silence * I have insight I may belong Some folks drive to feel so righteous * We reach more light When we are strong Some folks fight to avoid violence * We hit the heights In many songs Some folks might have better guidance * Every time that we hear the notes Every time we sing the words It is something that someone wrote and feels good when it is heard Our love will grow not just for show We give it all it’s worth * In sound and sight We stay so long Some folks strive to reach the highest * The world invites Love can’t be wrong Some folks smile and feel the finest
Open-minded We design it Get behind it Right now * Coping fine when Just in time and We will find it I vow * To get through no matter what I don’t give a flying Forward motion We have to have devotion to the plan and understand We have to have the notion * Be more kind and Then unwind with Strong as steel spine here Somehow * Still be kind yet Fight and grind for what is mine here Stay loud * Keep the faith and Be more brave with the world we face on-line now * Set the pace and Still stay safe while the life we make is Wild now * Every night and day is wild now * We will make our way here Somehow
Closing our eyes We control our reality Rolling the dice Sometimes we have to be Resting calm like a ticking time bomb that has finally been deactivated Gears winding down peace all around * With a warm sunrise we find some bright tranquility facing the sky sometimes we have to be set to begin like a cool rising wind that has intense impact on our day here All we have found is coming round * We will not make a mistake here * Or we will hit the ground with a forceful sound if we ever get too far down * but if all we need is peace and we want to be free sometimes we just have to believe and what will be will be * There is no surprise We each have our abilities with dreams sky high sometimes they have to be as far as our brain goes like a pent up volcano that has exploded blasting relaxation Our heartbeat pounds Massive amounts * Of blood and life Precious ways to survive
First, words alone can not repair the damage that was done, and continues to be inflicted on indigenous culture. I respect efforts to make a difference. and I also try to do that.
Token efforts are abundant. At least I have intentions to help, partly with words; as well I support indigenous youth in my support work position. ☮️&♥️
In some contrast, I am writing this on two planes, first from Abbotsford to Calgary and now Calgary to Waterloo.
The words were written outside of the causes mentioned, but they also apply directly, as a wish towards a daunting goal. It is not possible to just be okay, but we can work towards it. This is a wish.
“Please just be alright.”
I wrote that one line down the other day, during wishful, urgent thinking. Then I developed the poem around it.
Now a vacation of sorts; some important visits too. The poem is not specifically for this time, but I think that it can apply at any time.
Please Just Be Alright
It is a hard world It can be so tough to make our way every day Please just be alright * It is our life We do what we can to defy fate every day Please let’s be alright * Every day we rise to the challenge We have to balance To be alright * Every day we get down to business We have to win this daily contest to keep us honest Summon all of our might We hope for a fair fight this time so that it will be alright * Here and now and in the future we keep the view pure
if we know just how to find the light * It is a rough time It can be too much Let’s have our say Everyday Let us make it right * It is a hard world It can be so tough to make our way every day Please just be alright
