We're going to be ok -
Hope springs from a grateful heart.

When ok comes back,
And we breathe once more,
Shall we all go back to the status quo,
Where we put off so many things,
Believing that time has loosed its strings;
Let progress slide back down the slope,
And wasteful habits re-enter our door;

Or with new eyes,
Look beyond ourselves,
Onto a landscape of hope renewed;
Gain from our losses,
Lift others' crosses,
And nurture the gardens
Where selflessness grew;

As we longed for close hugs,
We cried lonely tears,
Opened our souls,
Exposed private fears,
Revealed our fragility,
Our vulnerability,
And found in our sharing,
That we weren't alone;

As anxiety eases,
Let our gratefulness grow,
And with eyes freshly opened,
Find new seeds to sow;
Sharing life's treasures
In generous measure,
A river of kindness, in infinite flow;

As we emerge once again,
Through the portals of pain,
With truths we have learned,
Inner strength we have gained;
It will lift us and heal us,
Push worries away,
Remind us that hope
Is far stronger than fear,
Kindness will flourish,
And we'll be ok!
  Edie Batstone