HUMAN LIVES

Thick gray clouds pass across the face of the sun
patches of light, sparkling drops of rain upon the lawn
another day of dying and yet of being born
constantly arranging the life that I have known

A message from across the world arriving just today
sitting in the letter box on a wall just outside the door
scraps of paper saved until this form will dissipate
into a place we can only hope will hold much more

Given life we live
given choice we will decide
given all the outer dangers
we can always make the choice to hide
Human lives inside human lives

Exhausted fumes, passing gas,
spreading in the atmosphere
even though we're being born it seems we're dying here
constantly avoiding all the things we've grown to fear
all our actions just deny the reigns
to those who know to steer

Given love we give
given questions we reply
given all the ancients tears
we can surely find the love inside
Human lives inside human lives

Leaves will fall and grow again, winter change to spring
feelings grow inside of me like flowers from the rain
a distant knowledge passes by so unforseen by me
I know a part of human lives, lives inside this tree

Michael Frazier © April 29, 1983