Nothing There…

An old sentiment, unfortunately
life on Starship Earth seems
to have only gotten worse…

While I continue to hope
for better tomorrows
they seem very far off…

Looking around on any given day,
surveying what human ‘civilization’ has wrought,
the consequence of our deepest philosophical thought…

As a tear forms in my eye,
spills and slides down my cheek,

I raise my hand to wipe it away
but there’s nothing there…

–LE – 4/20/26