Ah yes, that too

I vaguely remember a Star Trek episode
(Next Generation, of course)
Where Picard had to deliberate
On the capacity of people for evil
And the capacity of people for good
And how, in fact, to hold the two together?

Star Trek, being TV Hollywood
Of course takes the easy way
And lets us go to bed assured
That the good will win out in the end

At times I feel weepy at the tragedies
The way we do manage in fact to be
So awfully cruel
Still, the are warm winds too

To what extent did Y go to give the babies
Something they're unlikely to remember?
How much effort did she put in
Personal time and sacrifice
Only to show that she cares about our little ones
And to show that she loves them to them

And that dad who was just here
He looks ragged and worn
He's been through a lot, probably seen a lot
But when his young son feeling out of sorts
He'll go to the ends of the earth
Do what he can
Keep him under his wing

My mom sent me an old letter
Almost 10 years old
That was sent to my dad by a former colleague
Where the guy comes out of the closet
Tells my dad because he wants him to know
Even though he suspects he already knew
What courage and desire to entrust someone
With the very "who" that you are

I don't know
I try not to be sentimental about these things
But the risks, the self-sacrifice, the generosity
That too is part of who we are
And how we are
And on this night, it's something quite luminous