Tonight I sat with friends and together we traveled
half way around the globe. We watched
with awe, and respect and for me no small amount of envy
to be totally honest images of another world in Kenya.
I tasted the grit
in the air from the coal burning fires. I felt, and saw the sorrow
and anguish in the hearts and eyes of women who have been thrown out, for having HIV/AIDS. Saw a deep sadness that I have never known. Never.
I saw it and just for a moment felt
pain. I heard the goats bleating, the children running barefoot
in the dirt, saw their wondrous angelic smiles.
I was there. Tonight
I sat with friends and travelled halfway around the globe and then I came home
to my air conditioning, my working fridge, a room for each child
and more. Stuffed with a great meal,
I sit here with awe, respect and no small amount of envy
And wonder what’s next? How am I to respond?
I am a doer. Is it just that I like change? I am used to going places, making things happen and
I want to make a difference. What’s next?
I can’t help but wonder.
Logic & Imagination 