A Simple Change Of Heart

There has never been a day When the world wasn't new When the sun didn't rise Or the light breaks on through Things might get a little worse Before they get a little better But there are always clearer skies Stretching out beyond bad weather and The world holds its breath To see where we'll incline this time I feel something has shifted I know the story's changed In the window of a crisis We can build a better frame Come on and look inside you That's the best place to start The greatest revolution Is a simple change of heart I can't put the sacred in such a little box Because it's not There's no shame in learning something When there's something that must be learned But there's danger when we will not see What our actions earn Courage doesn't always shout But whispers and reminds When we get up one more morning And try one more time We tried yelling at each other It hasn't worked so well Throwing gas on fire Never helped as far as I can tell Throwing stones cut deep A little kindness goes deeper still --- A Simple Change of Heart - Carrie Newcomer