In these times you have to be an optimist to open your eyes when you awake in the morning – Carl Sandburg
You say you’re woke because your eyes
are open and you’re out of bed,
and yet describing what you see, you fail
to see yourself and choose instead
to catalog the failings of the world
that won’t conform to how you feel
and what you really want to see,
since reality has no appeal.
Your eyes are open, but you’re blind;
the world is what it’s always been.
It spins around each morning
and repeats itself, again.
You wonder why so few around
seem to believe your point of view,
without the benefit of your insight
or the mirror looking back at you.
You say, “Wake up!” to those who sleep,
“and smell the coffee’s sweet perfume,”
but disregard the fact that some
see more than just your tiny room
where stranger creatures come and go
to satisfy your cravings,
and make the world a better place
and something good worth saving.
02 JUN 2025
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