10/19/2024
Climb down from the mountain.
Come in from the wind.
Leave the arena.
Depart from the office.
Drive away from the bar,
the concert, the movies,
the gallery, the party
the river, the oceans.
Let the garden go.
Walk in from the stables.
Take a break from this place.
(this one, right here)
I'm really not one
for requesting things
I try hard not to ask for rides
or favors or help
-- even in hard snow
But I am asking now
I am asking you, please
Walk out of your houses.
Step away from computers.
Walk back from the forest.
Enter the world
please, please do something.
You can look at the sunset
the rest of your life.
You can spot a shooting star.
Catch and release a fish.
Ride your bike
Go camping on the rim
of a canyon, dine out,
learn to tango,
prepare ratatouille,
adopt a dog
any other time
Just give the next two weeks
your full attention
Maybe all of that
joined together
in what certainly
appears to be
our darkest hour
might save us
