Any bit of compassion 

Any bit of art 

Comes about 

Despite these times

 

Against these laws 

Besides people 

Who’ve turned

Hard

 

How rare it is 

To find someone

Who’s preserved their 

Softness

 

Not given in to fear

Hasn’t twisted 

The knife

Counter-clockwise

 

Sure we’re all in pain

But there’s a strength

Of humanity greater

 

I’d like to think

it’s dormant

In everyone

But I could be wrong