“We Reap What We Sow”
when the dust
settled
the innocence
of a nation
was gone …
and fear
set in
and it’s never quite
gone away
the fear of this
happening again
is always there
in the back
of a collective mind
nothing feels
safe and secure
as it once did
and we think of the children
coming up
whether we have children
or not
there are generations to consider
what we leave behind
what they leave behind
it affects us all
and ripples out
unto the world
actions have reactions
each individual
plays a part
in the outcome
of us all
for each day
we are given
a choice
no matter what kind
of circumstance
we find ourselves in
you are given
a choice
and the perspective
on that choice
is never just one thing
one way
we all have our reasons
for what we do
or what we don’t do
some of it is tied
to our past
some of it to our present
and some of it to our future
time is a continuum
through the ages
much of it
we don’t understand
or have words for
we are but seekers
on earth
for a short time
or a long time
or somewhere
in-between
each moment then
matters
more than
we know
in the smallest thing
like a seed
in the soil
that requires
light and air
and rain
to survive
and a blessing
from above
to grow
and transform
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