
Dear, come out of the shade, step into the burning limelight.
Don’t linger there promising me paradise, come take a bite.
You’ve been chasing normalcy too long to recall the special,
The extraordinary and the empathetic,
The way we used to revel.
No matter how many throw their eyeballs at us, we persevere,
We rush towards a steep cliff, it’s much closer than it appears.
You’ve been hiding honesty so deep a razor won’t really do
But if you hold on for a moment more
I’ll paint the red sky blue.
Climb with me through the rugged hills, chase me along the way.
Your two feet are struggling to follow me another tiresome day.
The arms of the sea are willing to receive us, aren’t we ready?
Dear, take a step forward, don’t stay still
When the world feels heavy.
-JW