Thoughts Whispered Into Air

As days depart silent When this clown ends her show Some will applaud and some will sneer No more concerned-though I know I will not be in everyone's good books I strive to maintain an equipoise Of a dispassionate acceptance When my funeral bells chime And their notes resonate In the valley of melancholy When memories of me fade in every heart Like the previous night's dream I hope to leave behind One single message: ‘Replace your anger by forgiveness Drown your greed in founts of compassion Discard the lethal weapons of jealousy and animosity Draw everyone into the magic circle of your love' We came into this Earth Swimming in the placental river of a mother Nourished by her love, Or someone else's care, We grew big enough To stand on our own feet On the stilts of others' support We stand tall, taller than we are So see each one as protective armor A co traveller, a shoulder to lean on And never an adversary To be defeated or demolished!