May 1, 2021

SOMEWHERE  ELSE

Sometimes we wish we were somewhere else.

We’ve all seen teenagers stand in the back
of the dance floor – near the door – but
checking out the dance. They whisper
to each other – and head out the door.
 
Sometimes we wish we were somewhere else.
 
We’ve all seen adults in church
looking at their watch. They check
out the crowd – and if possible
they are first ones out the door.
 
Sometimes we wish we were somewhere else.
 
We’ve all seen old folks in nursing homes -
down near the front door – hoping the next
person coming towards the entrance is
coming to see them  - but their face says, “No!”
 
Sometimes we wish we were somewhere else.
 
Hopefully, there is some way, we can do
something for the young, the middlers, and
those in nursing homes – helping them to
laugh, to love and to enjoy the ice cream.
 
Sometimes we wish we can be there for somewhere else.

  

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2021