Accept It

"accept it"
it's a whisper
always present
flowing through a crowded space
jumping
person to person
mind to mind
heart to heart
"accept it"
and so it was

"look away"
came with the whisper
another one
it's happened before
"there's nothing you can do"
no more than a brush
of wind through them all
"accept it"
but that brush of wind was law

so they turned their heads
and they looked away
they all accepted
didn't try to change
the reality
they were forced to believe
as strong hurt weak
and all hurt one
as lights once bright
were snuffed
and darkness crept in
as tears were cried,
drips on lonely pavement
"accept it"

and even the trees turned away