Let me be

Let me be

Let me breathe

Surely life was not meant

To be this hard

Look at the animals

What do they demand of life

But food

And companionship

And a little shelter

And yes we have our spirit and soul

That strives for purpose and meaning

But surely is there not also

Just a gentle  quiet beauty and peace

In simply being

In this precious moment

In the realisation

That we are simply enough

As we are

Finding ourselves awake and alive

Free to be

Free to breathe

Free to love

In this present moment