Day One

DAY ONE

I am getting older and I am losing my hair

Unlike other men I just don’t care

My self-image is not connected to the follicles on my head
I determine my self-worth by what I do instead

Day one of another year is already here

2015 is now a blast form the past

Memories of work and play cause me to know I chose the right way

Conflict and sorrow caused by our human condition keeps me wishing….

That we could see past the color of our skin; the differences between our respective beliefs and religion; so that we could all see that we suffer our own personal version of human

Greed and corruption created legislation that has lessened this once great nation to a state of decadence and consumption

Hate and fear used to divide

Tools of oppression used to persuade you to pick a side

Open that fist and look inside

You already have the power to withstand this counter-productive design

Be the change you want to be

No longer wallow in your misery

Take the initiative to selflessly help another

Remind a stranger we are all sisters and brothers from the same metaphorical mother

Day one is your time to be resurrected

You get to decide which direction you are headed

Your dreams are a reality waiting to be created

For this work intensive labor two hands of fate were naturally selected

There is much to be done before this battle is won

Kings and Queens sit atop their thrones

Ancient Aristocratic families sit in their self-indulgent and extravagant homes

Stop toiling in their fields and join me as a freed daughter or son

Their life is a result of the strength of our backs, the blood from our veins, and the sweat from our collective brow

Yet, we are expected to be grateful for the scraps, and give a courteous bow

Open your eyes to the light of our shared sun

Day one is the day this cycle is undone

Tomorrow is full of hope

Tomorrow is full of promise

To me a united species is going to be incomparably dope

To me the only way this can happen is to lovingly and compassionately embrace all that we know to exist

Day one is today, what will you do this year to improve our world?