Making the World Better
by Michael Doyle

Don't stand there silent like a rock
When your feelings need you to talk.
Give yourself permission to find a way
For you to say what you need to say.

Your feelings need to find a way out - 
To be talked about without raising a shout.
It's the music within a body's soul,
And you need to find a way to let it flow.

There's a point to all of this brokenness.
It builds up inside, erupting into outspokenness.
All the love that shapes us is wise.
We touch on this again in a thought exercise.

Silence is hard when we intend to make a connection.
We are overwhelmed with our powerful emotions.
Looking out into a world beyond all of our fears.
We'll find our way through despite our tears.

It's a scary world that we live in.
It's filled with corruption and dark sins.
The worst of it is all of our own mistakes.
We live through a lifetime of heartbreaks.

Fear becomes anger and turns into words sadly said.
It's often the opposite of what was held in our heads.
It's a pick-me-up game filled with false blame
As we are all walking wounded and slightly lame.

The painful truth is that we're all busy dying.
I try to say that plainly, without too much sighing.
It's only that some of us are dying before the others.
I'll lead the way, torch in hand, my sisters and brothers.

Hold me, lonely here in the middle of this cold night.
Prayers are whispered as we hold to life so tight.
It's all about the holding it together.
It's how we'll make this world a little better.

(c) November 21, 2025   Michael Doyle
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