It is difficult to be optimistic
Some always see
half glass empty
Because it is empty
Emptiness is overwhelming
And it consists of suffering
And all kinds of lacks
A cruel void
But it also presents
Immense possibilities
There is a space to fill
There is a space that can change
However grim realities are
Change is always a possibility
It just happened in Hungary
Before it came to Nepal, Bangladesh
Common young people turned up
In streets and in polling booths
They did not stare at the void
And the status quo
They decided to upturn the glass
That’s the tipping point
One country at a time is reaching
Rekindling hope against all hope
For possibilities against
What seems impossible
History shows tyrants were defeated
There is an overwhelming evidence
We know the half empty glass
Can be filled with hope
And unknown possibilities
We need courage to
Keep trudging
To live with and without
To believe
And to simply show up
When possibilities emerge!!
Mad Decadence 