What we see is just a symptom
What we see is just a symptom
Of a deep sickness
Hidden in the core
We look to easy answers
For complex problems
Quick fixes
Not long-term solutions
When a tree won’t grow
It would be wise to care for its roots
Hope is empty
Well-wishes could fill entire wells
With the weight of their emptiness
I like kind words
But I like action more
I want compassionate action
Empathetic leadership
More than just hope
More than just wishing well into wells
When randomness reigns
And what we see shocks us
It’s easy
To pass it off
As aberration
As something wrong
With the individual
It’s harder
To see inside
To what you and I both share
Answers
To intractable problems
But even more important
The willingness to take a stand
And make a decision
The desire to begin.
