Night and Day

6/29/17 Woke up, jumped out of bed right away Quickly noticing the whole entire sky was grey Went to put in work, so I'd get paid Out among the pines and sage Certain things, I couldn't help but find as strange Like how so many would sign away Their own soul, near and far from any ice or clay If you got nothing nice to say Keep it to yourself, or there will be a price to pay Let me ask you this, why complain? If you never tried, during the night and day Open up your mind and brain Don't just try to play Like life's a game Whether it was in the light or shade Do you have any idea how many lives were slain So many of which that died in vain Regardless of if the so-called 'times have changed' It goes for all, no matter the kind of trade Occasional flights delayed Meanwhile times of peace and crisis came