One IS All

Earth at night courtesy NASA

ONE IS ALL

Each soul

Upon this Earth

Has a role

And part to play

In the drama that is

Humanity’s grand play

Each life sings out

In the song of life

And together becomes

A chorus divers and beautifully rife

Each person is vital

In this dramatic recital

No voice is unneeded

Though at times

Their cries go unheeded

That we are alone

Tis but an illusion

Brought about

By our own self delusion

Look at each person

You come to meet

See their story

As you do greet

See the hopes,  joys and fears

And know within

That your lives intertwine

All the laughter and all the tears

Each loss, a shared loss

Each triumph

A win for all

The chorus of hearts sings out

Its victory call

We are headed for a glorious day

When we’ll treat with kindness

Each other in this way

We see the sorrows

That do us surround

And seem to mercilessly abound

But we ignore the fact

That humanity

Is on a different tact

And we are heading on the right track

More and more

Against injustice do we stand

Greed and avarice are exposed

And seen first hand

The more we see

The more together we band

In each soul

A reflection I see

Another part of me

Taking out the “I”

And changing “me” to “we”

No one more important

One from another

For we are all in this world

Sister and brother

And that glue that binds us all

Is that most fundamental element of all

Tis the element

 of love

-Shiidon, December 2012

I have been wanting to write for some time but have been immersed in family, work, teaching and tutoring.  My pen beckoned me and, after putting a fresh cartridge of ink in, wrote this poem just now.  It is self explanatory.  I will say this.  I believe that we are all equal in God's eyes.  We think of ourselves more often than we do others.  I have found that this focus on "me" seems to diminish with age.  We, not me.