Newtown

The world ended today.

The world ends everyday on scales large and small.
 When the earth shakes and falls and tears apart;
 When the water rises and rises and crests where it shouldn't;
 When the wind twists and howls and turns and pulls small bits of earth and life
   and all we can do is stand our ground and lift our hands and cast our eyes to the heavens.

The world ends everyday.
 When we bury our children and lose our soul mates;
 When our purpose or our paths get marred or stop abruptly;
 When we feel hopelessness wrap around our hearts and dreams.

The world ends indeed, and we may not be able to see past its demise, the walls crumbling around us, the unbearable pain we feel as all we know ceases to exist.

But the world also resets.

The world is resilient.

The world may end today, and we may not be able to see past its demise
but life- a new normal, will somehow continue tomorrow.


(For the precious little ones lost today: 12/14/12)

....

i feel like i am disappearing
i feel like i am
i feel like i
i feel like
i feel
i

inspiration in dialect

stop
now
all of this endless circling noise and weighty doubt
just
do
push and try and see what comes of even the smallest effort
you
can
be more than even you imagine, even more than you believe possible
take
yours
it was given to you to use
it was given to you

we were stars

we were stars once

we were brilliant and untouchable
comets and planets sought shade from our shine

we were stars together

we're not stars anymore

it was lovely basking in your glow and sharing my light with you

we were stars once
we were stars together
we're not stars anymore