Take the ego, put it in a box.
Set it on the table.
Acknowledge, heart-wise
The inter-connection of one to another.
Recognize fault.
Without and within.
Refuse blame.
Accept imperfection.
And finally, from the struggle of soul to soul
Once again, embrace
Humanity.
~ Laurence Overmire
(Previously published in Write-Away, June 2003)
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem