golden bridge

there is a golden bridge
that will take you
to the spot
where you want to be

sometimes you walk over the paving stones
and they feel bumpy on your feet
there may be some unexpected tears,
precipitation

and you may look around
thinking where are all the people?
some of them you know, and can acknowledge
exchange the best conversations
and others are in their quiet

the goldenness is in the remembering of the oneness
that even in your pain
and in theirs
you are the same

and all the happy boys
want to be the happy boys
all the time
and they should
but just remember
that even the trees
are singing a tune
that's sometimes sad

we may all end up at the ocean
and watch its waves
and the tides coming in and out
but we feel the tides differently

and if we could watch the tides
and walk backwards
together
make sure everyone's got their feet
in the soft sand

there would be no reason to fear
for we can see what's coming
even when we don't know
what comes next

we can feel the sun
and the rain
just the same

so if i happen to feel it with you
even if it hurts
i want to thank you for that moment

and the sun, and the rain,
and the ocean, too