A Long Time Ago

Deep in the black wilderness of countless stars and endless expanse

Hidden in the cold, desolate depths of nothing, and lost in forever

We come into being for such a brief moment, bedazzled and perplexed

Bowled over by the apparent insignificance of our lives

Yet struck by the immediacy and potency of our passions

We wrestle with the nature of our existence

Hoping to find an answer that can reconcile

The tensions and contradictions inherent to our predicament

Upon the generations of war and plight and famine

Some of us were fortunate to be born into relative security

With food to eat and shelters above our heads