Antidote
There comes a time when you become cynical -
It’s just a little, but it’s enough
To make you ask questions
And feel anxiety tug at your shoulders..
To wonder if you have lost something irrecoverable.
Yet there comes a time when you dream dreams -
It’s just a little, but it’s enough
To relearn wonder and feel awe shake you free
From nightmares that built up in your soul -
That made you fearful and conscience-weak,
And distrust things like beauty, truth and love.