What vast spaces lie within a person
Hidden from view like the silvery face of the moon
Obscured by clouds
On a stormy night
What deeper truths do we miss
Or fail to wonder about
When we judge
Safe and protected
Hearts disconnected
Inside our elected domain?
Is there a way to extend from deep within our hearts
An open field of respect
Within which we can meet and greet and nurture the seeds
Of true understanding and communion
Between us?
Is there a river of peace we can follow
To a better understanding?
These,
Today
Are the thoughts that come to me
After our days of suffering and trials
Days when we misjudged each another
Causing us both
Pain
For that my friend
I am truly sorry
Will take the time to extend myself
Beyond my own hurt
To try to understand
The texture
Nature
And depths
Of your own
Emerging From The Dark Night 