Still Standing: Poem by Michael

Dear Friends,

Below is an inspirational poem that Michael wrote for Gene:

Still Standing

Life is sometimes so fast and so busy
Watching the world go by, it can make you dizzy
Like looking out the window of a high speed train
Sometimes not able to see, to feel, to be, it’s a shame

But we go on, too busy, too tired, not taking the time
Working, hurrying, and in a rush to meet each deadline
Not thinking, not feeling, we need a good rest
And then without notice or warning, we may face a big test

All of the sudden the train comes to a stop
And all that we think and we are familiar with, is not
At first confusion, questions and concern, control has been lost
It is replaced with an eerie stillness, coldness, like a thick frost

The next days are filled with tests, meetings and disbelief
With listening, considering options, and learning about this thief
But through it all, slowly, quietly, almost undetectable at first
A calming, a energy, comes a determination to weather the worst

Now it’s time to measure, to prepare, to find your resolve
Because it is you not it, that will determine how this will evolve
You rise, you gather, you brace because you know this will be demanding
But as this cloud rolls over you know it is you not it that will be left…..still standing

A FRIEND