Time slowed
for a moment or two or even one thousand.
We rested, and it was good.
We shushed the noises, and soothed the tensions,
massaged our brains and marinated intentions.
We watched
for a moment or two or even one thousand.
We saw, and it was good.
The conveyor belts slept, and the store gates protected,
the families united, mistakes were corrected.
We waited
for a moment or two or even one thousand.
We were patient, and it was good.
For the buds to spring, for the birds’ return,
for the grass to green, for the people to learn.
And so it was,
And so it is,
And so it will always be.
