Well, I have been doing a podcast for a couple of years now, but I have not written much in my blog. And I usually use my blog to talk about a musical concept, explain some of my musical ideas or deal with creativity issues. But today, I am going to share with you a poem that I wrote for our times. I think certain groups and individuals have been trying to divide us for their own particular benefit. And I wrote my thoughts in a few lines. Here they are.
On Common Ground
We are all different /And yet we stand/On the same ground
We eat the fruit/Of the same soil
We share goals/We want peace/ And love/ And life
We stand/On common ground
We love our kids/ We want them/ To grow
To thrive/ To make a life/ For themselves
We want to earn/ To have enough
To have friends/ To have respect
There are many/Much too many
Things we share/That we all want
You are not my enemy/How could you be?
We share the roads/And the stores
And the meat/And the hospitals
We share the shows/And the books
The papers/And the air
I breathe it/You breathe it
The water/We drink it
All of us
All the time
And the differences?/Well, there they are
So what?
We can talk/We share a tongue
We share ideas/More often than not
Let’s share more/Swap viewpoints
Understand/Grow a bit
Grow together/Let’s just hear
And listen/And see
We stand/On common ground
It’s ours/Let’s figure it out
We have, in the past/And we will
Again
Inevitably
Again
