wasteland

Wasteland

I watch a video of everyone stopping to watch a kid play piano in a crowded airport 

And do you ever think it is a miracle 

That any of us got up out of bed

There are a billion and one things 

That could go wrong today 

And nothing to assure us it won’t 

Can you believe we still look at the sky 

And the light on the sheets 

And talk about the new episode of our favorite tv show coming out 

How we look each other in the eye

And don’t forget to say goodbye 

And have guest rooms for people to stay the night 

How we dare to hope we might get better than what we fear we might deserve

For maybe even one more day

And another and after that who knows? 

I watch us all go, smiling,

Fighting our brave little battles

Making all the difference in the world 

We hope for water to flow

Out of the stone, 

On a fool’s errand to find joy in a wasteland

And yet look, again,

There is more than enough 

— olivia gwyn