Walkin' ahead into the wind

Shiftin' our weight on swollen feet

Peeling a rag from broken skin

Scratching at blisters gone diseased

Breathing the thickness of the air

Spillin' dust into our lungs

Readin' sorrow in a stare

Hearing rhymes that stay unsung

Shielding our eyes from every flame

Sinkin' our face into our hands

Placin' our faith in something great

Something we think we understand

To make uncertain seem like sure

Unstable footing seem secure

To make it all mean something more

To leave a mark that might endure

But in the end these efforts frail

'R each eclipsed on larger scales

Of exploding galaxies

Unstirred by tragedies

A universe of small mercies