Despite It All

Amid the darkness And despair and doom, View the blazing sun And azure sky... Or the silvery moon And nightly black When the living rest After a day of light. Grasp your hands And flex your fingers, Be grateful for Limbs that move: Legs to carry You through the day And arms to fold On your chest at night. Feel blessed for breath That wakes you Every morning, For the power to yawn And stretch, To frown Or smile, To greet a new day. In this new normal Of a not-so-gentle world Of confusion and chaos Be kind, For we share one life. Be thankful for tears, For to love is to cry and To die is to have lived. Despite doom And despair Be grateful To be alive, To see the sun And the moon, For what is the alternative.