May 10, 2021
Thought
for the Day
“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.”
Milton Berle
Monday, May 10, 2021
Sunday, May 9, 2021
May 9, 2021
LINES ON THE ROAD
Driving down the roads
I see all these lines on the road.
Right lane – left lane –
some right down the middle.
Then there are the off ramps and on ramps.
Walking down the street,
I see all these people on both sides of me.
When to stop, when to listen,
when to talk, when to move on.
I guess those lines are hard to see at times.
I see all these lines on the road.
Right lane – left lane –
some right down the middle.
Then there are the off ramps and on ramps.
I see all these people on both sides of me.
When to stop, when to listen,
when to talk, when to move on.
I guess those lines are hard to see at times.
© Andy Costello, Reflections 2021
Saturday, May 8, 2021
May 8, 2021
Watching and listening to him,
I got the impression that everyone
stopped listening to him a long time ago –
so it was rather difficult to get to what he
was trying to get at. He pushed at his jaw.
He held it tight. His stuck his upper teeth
into his lower lip – as if he was afraid
to go on – and hand us the gist, or
at least the core of what he wanted to say.
I wanted to put my hand on his shoulder -
tell him to breathe – and ask him, “Is this
what happens to you every day of your life?
I got the impression that everyone
stopped listening to him a long time ago –
so it was rather difficult to get to what he
was trying to get at. He pushed at his jaw.
He held it tight. His stuck his upper teeth
into his lower lip – as if he was afraid
to go on – and hand us the gist, or
at least the core of what he wanted to say.
I wanted to put my hand on his shoulder -
tell him to breathe – and ask him, “Is this
what happens to you every day of your life?
© Andy Costello, Reflections 2021
Friday, May 7, 2021
May 7, 2021
MY FIRST SHOT
AT A BILL OF HUMAN RIGHTS
To be acknowledged,
recognized and listened to.
To be noticed,
“I am here and I can be me.”
Please stop to understand me.
Please try to hear me,
what I’m trying to say
and what I want to do with my life.
I need daily bread.
I need second chances.
I need forgiveness.
I need a fair hearing.
I need time to get it.
I need payment for my services.
I hopefully will give you all these rights as well.
And p lease tell me,
that you notice I’m here
recognized and listened to.
To be noticed,
“I am here and I can be me.”
Please stop to understand me.
Please try to hear me,
what I’m trying to say
and what I want to do with my life.
I need daily bread.
I need second chances.
I need forgiveness.
I need a fair hearing.
I need time to get it.
I need payment for my services.
I hopefully will give you all these rights as well.
that you notice I’m here
as well as all the other people on this planet.
© Andy Costello, Reflections 2021
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