Precious Heart

This poem came through with the picture of this big "baby heart" smile. It is written to bring in both the perspective of "victim" and "oppressor", pointing to the truth that we play both roles in the web of existence. When we can find the truth of this in our hearts, we are freed from both roles and brought to a place where we can simply be...and *shine*

They come to us with such innocence, love, and trust

Those baby hearts.

Pure light, can we take it?

Or will we act to block, diminish, stop

Because how could it be possible

That much shine?

If feels safer to destroy

that which we cannot control, understand, or even face

that which threatens to infect the world

We who know better, are older and wiser

Must keep the world safe from those things

That were the most painful for us to lose.