There Will Come A Day

There will come a day

when the lights are not too bright

when the stars are out

when the sea is just still

just as the flowers bloom

the bees will begin to buzz

and the grass will glisten

when the people stop rushing

and the noise stops

and the feet slow

just for a moment

there will come a day

when they realize

they are just as they were

thousands and thousands before

they walk the same

they talk the same

they love the same

when the eyes begin to open

and the hearts begin to beat

there will come a day

when everything is as it should be

-Lily Ellis, 2023