A Dream of Life
by Robert Becker
With lurid hopes and dreams of life
dashed and washed away to sea
what of life we wonder
what of living a life of glee.
Waste water is looking murky
the air is filled with smoke
food is filled with pesticides
and the President just misspoke.
I’m told tomorrow is another day
still so many are getting COVID sick,
too many just don’t care,
I wear a mask to prevent an uptick.
Dreams are made for dreamers,
a rainbow isn’t about a pot of gold
but a covenant of life,
for Jews, Gentiles, Gay and Straight I’m told.
A covenant for all to celebrate,
the sanctity of life for all preserved,
all made in the image of God
not partisan . . . not to be unnerved.