A world of events
Can hang heavy on your head
You turn your eyes down
And contemplate shadows on the ground
You find yourself stuck
With dark clouds in your mind
This path that you’re on
It’s not easy to climb
Each steps feels a struggle
As you watch the mountains at your feet
You can’t get around them
You want to admit defeat
When the world assaults
with negativities and fears
It lures your head down
so anxiety can draw near
It wants you to quit
It wants you to give up
To hold your light from the world
It’ll make you think you’re forever stuck
Yet, one simple motion
Can push the fear away
A breath of fresh air
A cool, lazy green sway
Turn your head up
See the leaves hang in the trees
See sunlight make them dazzle
Like they’re waiting to say “cheese”
Dark oaken branches
Against a baby blue sky
White fluffy clouds
Dancing so high
They say it’s alright
The world is not lost
Even as the leaves fall
And all is covered with frost
Nature persists
And nature remembers
Wildflowers are wonderfully cared for
Though tomorrow they might be embers
Keep your eyes up
Don’t let the weight of the world droop them
You might miss the sparrow on the branch
Or the titmouse taking a scratch
Even they know
All will be alright
Food will be found
If they only take flight
So, look up in the heaviness
When the world screams and cries
Look up when all integrity
Is long gone from sight
Look up to find hope
In the smallest of things
Because sometimes the little
Is the anchor we need.
Look up.
nikki diekemper 