The interconnectedness

Of particles in space

And the entire

Human race

We don’t know

What we don’t know

But the answers

That we seek

Seem so unimportant

And fundamentally, weak

Chasing rainbows

Made of dust

We don’t know

What we don’t know

But we’re comforted

At night

By a growing suspicion

That we’re right

We build walls and plant flags

And make plans to annihilate

For the love of our children

We teach them to hate

Mirrors of flesh

Reflect our own eyes

Where destiny and fate

And all existence collide

Flights of fancy

Superiority

Take root

In enchanted

Mediocrity

We just

Don’t

Get it

Yet, we all have a place

In this Universe of being

And in all its amazing grace

Carry on, carry on

Wounded warriors who fight

For the love of the day

And the wake of the night

Through ages and time

And deep down inside

Wairua and soul

And all knowing resides

Awaken, awaken

Descendants of all

Who have been but the mothers

Of all who were born

Earth, please be patient

While we learn to reside

With peace and with kindness

Put ambition aside

Intrinsically wrapped

Together

In Earth’s womb

Stars flicker encouragement

By the face of the moon

And all rhythms are easy

Wisely conducting the show

There’s more to be reaped

Than the seeds that we sow

Turn inward sometimes

Trust your gut and your heart

In the twinkling of a lifetime

So much we can start

Soul that is whole

And peace that resides

Knows all truth

And all lies

And the wisdom of tides

Can we go back, go back

Just stop and be still

Rest in the arms that

Have held us until

Now is the hour

We’ve lost touch with so much

In the busy of work and the

Schedule of rush

Look at each other

And see our reflection

See similar burdens

And the exact same perfection

And when to the dirt

And the ground we return

May we delight in the love

And the light that we learned

Image: Kariotahi Beach

Photography & poetry

Copyright Rosie