Pencil, Pad and Heart

In the middle of the universe I stand Pencil and pad warming my palms All around pictures hang like the solar system And my heart fondly wants to reach far like the sun I let pencil do its orbit around pad if only to aid my heart And I add a touch of good where nonexistent Lay a pillow of kindness where hardness reigns Blow a wind of love in a needed direction Firmly stand before injustice’s glowering eyes Erase sadness from a dazed gaze Draw a smile to unsmiling features Pat a defeated look with victory Pour out peace into war torn zones Doodle sanity over inhuman acts Put a microphone up for the voiceless I look around and elsewhere see joy, laughter, serenity Turn the other way and hands are tangled in a stroll Perseverance hard at work, kids running around without a care And I smile as I plant these on this pad Knowing well these are just words But hoping like sun they may reach beyond these situations And be a balm of hope to someone out there ©GraceM Composition