Morning sunlight lighting the dark hardwood floors Pages being turned and voices no louder than a whisper People shuffling in and out the doors The rain coming in at last Shifting the clouds Now to overcast Watching silently just barely a glance Observing life as it is Hoping for the chance To feel something more Become something better Moods always changing According to the weather I sip the burn of this morning roast Nibble my eggs Crunch on my toast People in the park sway on the swings Probably thinking Of such trivial things Man on the corner of the street Checking the time He's got somewhere to be Getting back to the daily grind A tearful woman sitting on the bench Crying her heart out From the guy who called her a ***** Life appears all around us We choose what to ignore The sick, the healthy The rich, the poor.