By Sam Yau
I know you well—
not by your names,
but by your energies.
Tragedy has cracked
my heart wide open.
I can’t bear witness
to so much suffering
in this world.
I can’t return to my
former insulated self.
It is heavy here.
I want to float away.
It is confining here.
I long to be free.
I can’t breathe here.
I pray to go home.
But I must stay.
There are still tasks
I must complete.
Spirit friends,
gather close,
I am still,
merge with me,
let us join hands,
fuse minds,
sync our hearts.
I pray my vision
opens to your seeing,
my mind to your knowing,
my heart to your compassion.
Inspire me,
lift me up,
fill me with joy,
grant me peace.
Above all,
expand and bolster
this vessel of mine
to be a conduit of
your love and wisdom
for the world.
Help me to
straddle both worlds,
but ground me in this reality.
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