A young woman wept as she beheld
Some sad stray cat dying in the road;
A.M. commuters veered past, no brakes,
"Late for work, late for work, late for work!"
Elderly gentleman wipes his eyes
While mutely watching his grandchildren
Say goodbye to estranged son-in-law;
"Love you, Daddy. We love you, Daddy."
How much sooner comes the night
Because we will dare to care
About things, about people?
Some sad stray cat dying in the road;
A.M. commuters veered past, no brakes,
"Late for work, late for work, late for work!"
Elderly gentleman wipes his eyes
While mutely watching his grandchildren
Say goodbye to estranged son-in-law;
"Love you, Daddy. We love you, Daddy."
How much sooner comes the night
Because we will dare to care
About things, about people?
This is very touching.
ReplyDeleteI like the question posed at the end. It doesn't matter so much how long the day is, but with what we filled it, I think.
Peace