Rearview Mirror

“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will know peace”

Everyone is always in a hurry
Rushing to get somewhere
most of them don’t want to be
Lost in their own worlds
No time to care for anyone else
Do they notice what is all around them?
The way the sun shines through the leaves of a tree
How amazingly blue the sky might be
Do they take time to notice?
The Bum with his classic cardboard sign
Silent eyes on a dirty face pleading for help
The only companion is his starving black puppy
Do they glance in their rearview mirror and feel anything?
Is there an ounce of pity for the poor man
Does a thought to help flit through their mind
Do they long to know his story?
Have the urge to buy him a snack, sit down and listen
Maybe, it’s quite possible, they might
But as soon as their eyes shift from the mirror back to the road
He is again forgotten
Do they notice while glancing in the rearview mirror
How the mountains majestically rise and tower up to the sky
Do they entertain silly notions in their heads
Wonder if they climbed to the highest blue peak
Maybe they might feel heaven
The stress and worry would vanish
All alone on the high blue mountain top
They only see while glancing in the rearview mirror
Are they awed by the beauty that is all around them
Long to strike up a conversation with a friendly stranger
Offer a smile to someone who looks down
Of course not, that’s ridiculous, psh.
There are people
Driving, Walking, Biking
All to busy to stop, notice or care.
What if just once we forgot ourselves and thought of someone else?