The Great Return

Let's bring it back; let's go back To that sweet, old thing we now lack Make it great again, go back again Let's start right away; let's begin Back to organic maple syrup over Mama's hot, buttermilk flapjacks And Daddy's Saturday morning tutorials on how to change the oil and how to use a scissor jack A return to strangers saying 'hello' to strangers in passing Souls offering sincere pleasantries that are warm and long-lasting Let's take a trip back to Mayberry With some good old-fashioned Andy, Aunt Bee, and Barney Back to decency, respect, kindness, and hospitality A good, wholesome place; a good space of love and integrity Let's go back far away from the masks and the distant, cold stares Back to sharing a sandwich at lunch and car ride shares For too long, we've sat lonely in a sunken place Such a cold, dark, and constricted space Let's go back, let's revisit, let's taste that lost sweetness That wholesome, rich thing that's bustling with goodness