I watch the people on the street
passing by, with their pretense
and self-chosen ignorance.
How is it that they know
not where or to what
they are rushing;
when spirit is met
with immovable will,
and the choice of "not knowing"
is made?

And in this unknowing place
events befall, and innocence
has been corrupted -
It eats and destroys
from the inside out.
In this place of dreams
there are so many kinds;
both good and bad...
Conscious choice in
the light dispels shadow
of darkness lingering
in untruth and contempt.

But lift up your eyes,
let the vastness of beautiful
blue skies above you
life you up in you knowledge
and power of self.
The "I Am" of mortal man;
to judge no one,
seek not vengeance nor redress.
Time and God will give unto
each according to his share.

Give Love, feel Love,
lift Love up into the
heaven of your heart -
Forgive Love, receive Love,
believe in Love...
Take time to know her and listen
to the wisdom of her lore.
Peace drifts in and out
upon the tide of this sea...
and it ebbs upon Love's shore.

©Copyright 2004, Deborah L. Kelly