I want to be more like the sky

You do not need a reason
Of why you change with the season
Or why you let the winds blow
On their own to and fro

You welcome the birds
And are a canvas for flight
You tuck in the moon
With your blanket of night

You care for the forgotten
And watch over the weak
So that when they feel lonely
They have a friend in the bleak

You do not judge for complexion
Or race or perfection
Your justice is uncast
In social convection

You accept change
Graceful and serene
With every darkness endured
A new sun intervenes

The clouds always clear
And move on with your strength
Even when
The world is dirtied and muddied
Through pollution and ill intent
Somewhere a piece of you
Is free from lament

Teach me your ways
How to be whimsy and free
And create my own little sky
in the universe of me
So that in the darkness too
beautiful I can be

-nk