What if today,
\nit\u2019s not in me to fight
\nwhat if I just leave you to your nasty politics
\nand misfired
\noutrage
\nwhat if today, I don\u2019t feel up to
\nstepping in, standing up
\nfor
\nmy
\nrights
\nwhat if I
\njust go ahead and live them anyway\u2026<\/p>\n
what if I don\u2019t yell
\nnot one time
\nin an effort to out-noise you
\nif I don\u2019t feel envious, or disgruntled
\nwhat if there is nothing, I covet
\nor resent you for having<\/p>\n
what if I have no desire to cause someone, celebrity or otherwise
\nto feel shame
\nor embarrassment
\nwhat if I don’t find fault, or seek blame
\nwhat if I choose not to
\nfire back, just so that mine are the last words
\nto stick<\/p>\n
what if I leave you to your facts as fiction
\nand things we don\u2019t really want to know
\nwhat if truth is just truth, because
\nit
\nis<\/p>\n
what if I’m just not up to it today…<\/p>\n
\u2018cause today,
\nI just want to rest here
\nin life
\nin love
\nin
\npeace
\nand kindness<\/p>\n
today,
\nI just want to celebrate
\nand smile<\/p>\n
I want innocence
\nand gentle contentment
\nI want to soak this up<\/p>\n
I want to put something beautiful into the world
\nand hope that it
\nheals<\/p>\n
and then
\nin comes UB40 and Robert Palmer,<\/p>\n
\u266a\u00a0Close your eyes, close the door \u00a0\u00a0 Shut the light, shut the shade \u00a0Well, the mockingbird’s gonna sail away \u00a0 Kick your shoes off do not fear and then\u2026
\nYou don’t have to worry any more
\nI’ll be your baby tonight<\/em><\/p>\n
\nYou don’t have to be afraid
\nI’ll be your baby tonight<\/em><\/p>\n
\nWe’re gonna forget it
\nBig old moon’s gonna shine like a spoon
\nWe’re gonna let it, you won’t regret it<\/em><\/p>\n
\nBring that bottle over here
\nI’ll be your baby tonight\u00a0 \u266a \u266a\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
\nwe dance \u2665<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"