our human core

There is only so much

we can take.

The stimulation around us

is intoxicating.

It’s cruel, biting,

wicked and brutal.

But despite the cold repository

that is the world’s shell,

we can’t turn away

from our core...

our human core...

the compassion,

the empathy,

the love that

ensures we survive.

For that’s the only

reason we’re here.