Still, After All
Fog settles heavy against a barren sky.
Buildings slice through yearning to be seen.
Brittle souls walk upon the grass across the city,
And life passes by.


A flowers struggles to grow in the crack of a sidewalk.
Precious petals reach for sunshine.
Helpless insects destroyed all around by heavy feet,
And life goes on.


Great waves crash against wonderous boulders.
A crab crawls on the sand just barely out of reach.
Pearls see their homes die as they are collected,
And life continues.


A miracle is witnessed as a child is born.
Tears falls across cheeks as a mother is buried.
Cold earth is packed around a wood coffin,
And still, after all, life lingers.