Saturday, April 19, 2025

"Into the sky"

 the earth could shake

shake herself free of us

then where would we be?


I reached out to him 

and he was in need, indeed

it is a habit my heart has developed

getting activated by the suffering states

other friends exist in

Compassion wells up

knowing there is only so much I can do 

to facilitate his well being

and how I have learned the hard way

people must be ready and willing

and some causes for suffering

are out of their control

in those cases, I throw my hands in the air

resigning to feel way too much 

about the lack of justice pervading the space 

my heart aches when I see his face

And I know it's been the school of hard knocks

that taught him harsh lessons

when kindness beamed through

it made some impressions 

he tells me I am "all heart and emotion"

then my mind becomes still

waiting for silence, knowing it will spill

like glittering shards into the backyard

and as his tears fell

I knew he needed that moment

he needed a witness to take in the whole mess

I did take notice

I did acknowledge

how and where and what and why

because that is what the moment called for 

with his ancestors sending flares up into the sky

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