Awakening
Sentient birth bequeaths…
A baby’s cry,
As sound of growing expression.
Ambition,
As the quintessential slippery slope.
Competition,
As the dice roll of seduction.
War,
As an avoidable aberration.
Jealousy,
As emotion’s self-loathing servitude.
Respect,
As a key to the heart.
Love,
As a state of being.
Beauty,
As an epiphany beyond expression.
Compassion,
As learned kindness of heart.
Awakening
As enlightenment’s gift worthy of passing on.