Three For The Times

Painted Into A Corner

In times like these
When all the world
is starting to change
Lotta people are very worried
Lotta people don't know
what might happen next
I'm here to tell you the changes
that are coming are because
of a very good thing

Big countries, my friends
over sixty years ago
all grew so powerful
with weapons of war so destructive
that they could no longer fight each other
so, they fought against each other
by using smaller countries
like Vietnam and Korea

Now, here in the early 21st century
even smaller countries have grown
so skilled at making war
that big countries can no longer
fight them and expect
to hold onto them for very long

Here we are with our huge societies
and economies
that are used to making weapons
no one can use much anymore
So the changes that are coming our way
All involve changing our economies
in ways to reward
much more than just greed
and making war on each other

My friends the real reason
why things need to change
is because technologically
Humanity has painted
ourselves into a corner
when it comes to making war.

Our leaders
are very worried only because
they know the old ways
of doing everything
from business to diplomacy
needs to change
and no one has figured out how
to do that just yet

Dewey Dirks


Simple As That

A human is as complex
as creativity
and as simple as two hands
a mouth
and two feet

Breath deeply
Hold your lover close
under soft sheets tonight
Rest as best you can

Tomorrow
for some of us, yesterdays mistakes
will mire us in the mud
yet one more day
and do nothing but hold us back
While others will craft those same mistakes
with love and care
into stepping stones...

Touch the future
with your hopes and dreams tonight
My friends, I promise you this---
Love runs very, very deep
in the human heart
We all have souls
brilliant and strong
made of stardust, hopes,
and hard lessons learned
from lost loved ones pain

Seven billion eyes close tonight
each person with their own set
of worries, aspirations, and plans
Each person with ideas swimming
around in their head
wishing for a better world
one way or another

Seven billion eyes will open
In the morning
as we each awake
What used to be tomorrow
will become today
The truth
lost on most of us
in plain sight
is that the distance between
where we are
and where we want to be
is one day closer
one day more hopeful
one day wiser
one day more resolute

Humans
are a very resourceful species
We all know we cannot live long
living as we have in the past
and so, we'll change
simple as that.

Dewey Dirks


Changes

Don't worry about whether or not
things are going to change.
The change has already happened.
It is the best kind of change.
One that is based on hope and love.
It's just going to take some time
for the cultures of our planet
to do the work
and for everyone to realize
the extent of what has happened.
Like most people who are
isolated from life, our leaders
are likely to be among the last
to find out.

Dewey Dirks