Stepped Outside

We stepped outside today

Took a walk in the cool breeze

Like any day

We’ve gotten used to these trees

Same leaves, trail familiar, gardens blooming

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We stepped outside today

Watched the clouds roll in

West horizon

Showing a setting sun

Looked like much any other day today

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We stepped outside today

Decided to be someone else for a change

Used our footing upon the rut

That held ourselves firmly

Leapt across a ravine familiar and old

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We stepped outside today

Tried to look at the colors differently

Instead of listening to everyone

Thought about just one

Person that might influence our travels

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We stepped outside today

Recognized there are many souls

Who share ideas

Lives that everyone might behold

Given an opportunity to see a new world

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We stepped outside today

And looked at trees, and leaves, and paths

In a far different way

Tried to imagine if life were another time

How different might we speak in tone

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Occasional moments of clarity we often desire

Might become lost in our fear of each other