In Times Like These...

Rough night... I'm going on one hour of sleep. Trying to wrap my head around this, but I'm not having much success. But, as usual, my friends have been my saving grace. I owe my sanity to them at times.

With all these developments, I'm feeling my homesickness now. It's just compounding everything.

Trying to take it one moment at a time. Here are my thoughts on this:

In Times Like These

In times like these, I return to life’s basics.
The sun rose this morning,
the birds still chirp;
the clockwork keeps running
despite my hurt.

I search for constancy to soothe my pain.
We all survive,
babies are born;
people make love
even in the midst of war.

I need distractions to bring me perspective:
long chats with friends,
a romp with my niece,
anything to give my mind
long-needed peace.

In times like these, I turn to whatever
reminds me that the world will weather
all that comes
and all that will go.
I turn to it for a promise of hope.

I hope everyone's week is off to a good start and that everything works out the best for all of us.

--Joseph