Stardust

we are stardust

stardust becomes awareness

squeezed from pond water 

dew drops of intelligence

we are stardust, tears from Heaven 

you and me, and I am you

and we’re all in this together

Muslim, Christian Hindu and Buddhist

Russian, American, Iranian North Korean

Darfur, Baghdad, Jerusalem and Palestine

human rights, democracy, women dying 

from HIV

we are stardust, tears from Heaven 

you and me, and I am you

and we’re all in this together

-forever and ever

broken genes, tainted food 

dirty water can’t tell bad from good

global warming ice caps melting

jungles burning and the planet 

choking Mother Earth crying tears from heaven

Wuhan, Milan, Kirkland and New York City

Corona lockdown, pandemic flu

killer on the loose coming 

for me and you

we are stardust tears from Heaven 

you and me, and I am you

and we’re all in this together.

-forever and ever

stardust and tears from Heaven forever

stardust and tears from Heaven forever

stardust and tears from Heaven forever

and ever

rich and poor, weak and strong 

doesn’t seem to matter any more

if you’re right or you’re wrong

black lives shattered, what can’t you see

it’s eight forty-six 

and I can’t breathe

we are stardust,

stardust becomes awareness

squeezed from pond water

dewdrops of intelligence

we are stardust, tears from Heaven

you and me, and I am you

and we’re all in this together,

-forever and ever.