All of us are here
Some of us are players
Some of us are listeners
Some of us love the sounds and cannot do without
Some of us do not know yet what they like
Some of us are craftsmen
Some of us are more wordy than hands on
Some of us are artists
Some of us look on in wonder
Some of us will read no further
Some us may feel inclined
Some of us are growers
Some of us consume, some still plunder
Some of us are watchers
Some of us lie in wait, some just pass by
Some of us are sleepers
Some of us never awake
Some of us are gifted
Some of us envy
Some of us love
Some of us love again
Some of us love all before us and ask no questions
Some of us adore and intrigued never stop asking
All of us are here.
All amongst ourselves we may be near
All amongst ourselves sometimes not so close when out of sight we disappear, some of us forego that all of us are here
Together or apart some of us remain alone, some of us are lonely
Some are actors, some are deniers, some are indulgers, some are refrainers, some are enablers
Some are sisters, some brothers, some mothers, some fathers, some sons, some daughters
All of us are here.
Some of us are family
Some of us are friends
Some of us are lovers
Some of us walk alone but are never lonely
Some of us are usurpers
Some of us are providers
Some of us are beseechers
Some of us are givers
Some of us are denied
Some of us are entitled
Some of us are trapped
Some of us are free
Some of us liberate
All of us are here.
Some of us taste
Some of us waste
Some of us journey far
Some of us stay at home
Some of us learn
Some of us are naive still
Some of us eat
Some of us starve
Some of us drink
Some of us thirst
Some of us live overindulged
All of us are here.
Some of us dream
Some of us enact
Some of us try
Some of us fail
Some of us stay down
Some of us get up
Some of us win
Some of us want
Some of us need nothing
All of us are here.
Some of us fly
Some of us walk
Some of us run
Some of us swim
Some of us jump
Some of us crawl
Some of us dance
Some of us stand still
All of us are here.
Some of us write
Some of us read
Some of us lie
Some of us deny
Some of us play
Some of us control
Some of us share
Some of us idolize
Some of us self-love
Some of us self loathe
Some of us yawn
Some of us laugh
Some of us cry
Some of us care less
All of us are here.
Some of us expel
Some are not so bold
Some of us withhold
Some of us are outrageous
Some of us are shy
Some of us change
All of us are here.
Some of us live
Some of us are destined
Some of us are always searching
Some of us are unwell
Some of us are recovering
Some of us are deteriorating
Some of us die sooner than expected
Some of us live longer as if resurrected
All of us are here.
Some of us choose
Some of us stand
Some of us sit out
Some of us deliberate
Some of us moderate
Some of us motivate
Some of us mitigate
Some of us vent
Some of us circumvent
Some of us fight
Some of us lie down
All of us are here.
Some of us are religious
Some of us are non-monastic
Some of us believe in god
Some of us believe in gods
Some of us are sanctimonious
Some of us are atheists
Some of us are agnostic
Some of us are accommodating
Some of us are freethinkers
Some of us are humanists
Some of us are coping
All of us are here.
Some of us lose those we love
Some of us stay lost
Some of us are well loved
Some of us never know
Some of us stay and hope
Some of us walk away
Some of us are sadly missed
Some of us are best placed
Some of us are in want
Some of us have secrets they share
Some of us would not dare
All of us are here.
Some of us are all the above
Some of us may not identify
Some may choose not to say
Some of us are only partly represented
Some are not and feel resented
Some of us feel complemented
Some are glad I have now relented
All of us are here.
