At this moment, there is someone waiting for the train to another dimension
at this moment there is someone waking up to make breakfast for their beloved
at this moment there is someone cradling themselves because their heart aches
their head is too full of sadness
their body is unwilling to try
at this moment there are lovers folding
newly laundered sheets across a table
at their local laundromat
there is an elderly man reading the paper
next to a newly emptied chair
at this moment bombs are dropping on children
and parents are digging with their bare hands
because the idea that they would lose
[in an instant]
all the joy and beauty of living
is the nightmare they can't conceive of
At this moment someone is getting their teeth
drilled by the dentist
who is dreaming of writing children's literature
instead, he looks at the insides of mouths all day
teeth starting their own conversations
he is eager to listen
At this moment there is an elephant mother guiding her calf
across the open savanna
and no one will ever snap their picture
because when she gets where she is going, a man with a large gun
will aim right for the dollar
and a new generation of orphaned children
will be sold into the same kind of slavery
we all rely on
At this moment, somewhere in space
a large piece of debris hits the side of the space station
leaves a large dent in the siding
At this moment, I look up into the darkness
wrap myself in a warm blanket
imagine the tens of thousands of cold people
living on streets
At this moment, I reach out to you for comfort
and find myself empty of hand
