This morning
I wake to the end
of a week
The sun will soon
join me
for the day to begin

But as I drink my coffee
and type these words,
people are fighting
for their lives
against ugly diseases

Homeless men,
women, and
children
are trying
not to freeze

As I relish
this moment
of peace,
strife is invading
many lives
without invitation

all around the world,
Our world

So I will not
take for granted
what others long for

Lauren Scott © 2015

(more thoughts than a poem)