looking at the huddled masses
yearning to Breathe free
zooming past the gathered bodies
in makeshift community
but not seeing
the pain of isolation
not hearing
the cries of desolation
praying to El Roi
the God who sees
to open my eyes
and give me sight
of Light and Love
that calms my fright
sighing to El Shema
the God who hears
to open my ears
and give me Hope
for Peace that's stronger
than my fears
crying to Jehovah Jireh
the God who provides
to open my heart
and give me Faith
to know the truth
beneath the lies
that keep me trapped
inside my self
and best intentions
on the shelf
convinced that i
have more to lose
than give to others
who cannot choose
a way of living
full and free
a chance to breathe
and truly be
afraid that i
might give too much
and turn a gift
into a crutch
and there won't be
enough that's left
for those i love...
but if Love is limitless
a never-ending abundance
and my neighbors are endless
(and often friendless)
the Cosmos circumference
then why hold back
why hang on
when rainy days
will always come
and the neighbors
i'm created to Love
are created to Love
me, too
and called to be
there for me, too
so what is mine
is yours as well
as together we draw
from the same great Well
that nourishes the Soil
and the Body and Soul
with Power unbounded
beyond our control
that empowers an astounded
sense of Wonder and Awe
and a humble respect
for the Source of it all
Who's provided us all
that we ever will need
which relieves us of reasons
for panic and greed
and frees us to trust
and to share and to care
and to live in a Way
as abundant as Air
where we see
all Creations
not redundant or bare
but resplendent and rare
as pure manifestations
of luminosity and generosity
beyond compare...
in these days
of anxious forces
tearful derision
and fearful division
may we all be
Seekers and Sources
living into and out
of this beautiful vision
of pro-Vision.
Let It Be.
#LiveWithLessToLoveWithMore #Epiphanies2021
('Provision' by Ruth Borges)
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