Crosswalk

In life…

there are some difficult streets to cross

some are so difficult that we are left standing

on the other side looking up and down

back and forth for long periods of time

waiting until it is safe to cross, knowing that

we will have to risk it all to reach the other side

the fact is …all streets are difficult to cross

even if we are standing at an intersection

waiting for the light to change...waiting for the light to change

even if the way is clear to do so

we are playing leapfrog with our lives

it all boils down to the choice we have and…

the decisions that we make are we reading the signs

are we obeying the rules? The voice of reason

is telling us to cross at the light it’s saying to us

this is suicide you’re making a mistake we ignore

it all putting the danger out of our minds

because we believe that we can make it and we can

but there’s always someone pointed right at us

in a hurry, rushing through life, with their heads down

talking, texting, posting  or tweeting  their lives away