“Stay positive”, they say
As the sky is turning gray
“Can’t get any worse
Just take it day by day”
But then I walk away and look around
And see this gloom and doom
That’s pressing down
While life is zooming by
So fast, it makes me want to cry
Tears from isolation
Out of sadness for our nation
For each person
Facing illness
Facing danger
And oppression
This depression cuts deep into my heart
Because lately
We only tear further apart
It’s getting bleak and I
Well, I’ve run out of words to speak
All I hear are people shouting through the TV
“Lies!”
“Truth!”
“Don’t believe them! Believe me!
Want answers to your greatest fears?
Those I’ve got”
. . . not
“Stay positive”, they say
As the sky is turning gray
I’ve tried
And tried again
But the world just looks away
And perhaps I’m too dramatic
But I feel the urge to panic
Every time I check the news
To see the f***ed up thing
That’s strewn across the president’s twitter feed
As he waters the seeds
Of hate
Buried within far more people than I thought
So do you see why I’m distraught?
I feel disappointed
Tired and disjointed
But even so
I know
Nothing changes unless we fight
And we have to fight
Go and vote like we could lose our rights
Because we can
These are tough times
And I won’t tell you
To stay positive through it all
But
We do need to stay strong
Help each other heal
And fight against what’s wrong
We can’t just stand by
Without batting an eye
And watch another two-hundred thousand people die
Then sigh and say
“It is what it is”