Awake when you sleep,
alive in a vital word,
living many lives.

Startled by a cry
I woke, suddenly aware
Odd silence echos

A plucked string will sound
A held breath silently yearns
The song carries hope

The turbulent dawn
Awakening the day life
Starry oceans slumber

Snow falls silently,
cooling hurricane bruises.
We'll live through this night.

Though we've been knocked down,
the sun will rise again, friends.
We will rise again.