I am the way
that is shown in
acts, sometimes
visible, often subtle,
not for self in
hills of glory
but for the other
at moments of need
in pockets of despair.

This way,
this inclination to
reach out, to be present,
to lend the self
to a greater cause,
is the glue,
is the balm,
is the spiritual,
is beyond the drive
to survive in this
world of cut and thrust.

 

3/2/2024