If I didn’t care
it’d be okay, I suppose.
If I didn’t care
maybe no one would notice – maybe.
If I didn’t care nothing would really change – after all.
The sun would still rise
The sun would still set
And life would still go on, I suppose.
But I want to care passionately
with all the love my heart is capable of giving.
And I want to care and want people to notice
because I notice them so intensely.
I want to care so much my heart will surely burst
with the caring inside
And when the sun rises, golden beams of light
pierce my heart with gladness
And when the sun sets
with such majesty and beauty
That the myriad of colors
bring tears to my eyes for the joy of it all.
I find I really do,
care!
Penny L Howe
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