Poem – With a Light Heart I Can Ascend

My ego does not need to be right.
As I watch so many run around … in fear and fright.

One cannot teach some things that one needs to learn.
Failure and being wrong is a place (right now)
of great concern.

I care not if someone believes I am right.
I have to fight for what I believe with all my might.

At least I do not fight for some illusionary god.
I can see through such egos and know they are a fraud.

At the end of this cycle I know I will be able to live with myself.
At least I did not contribute to the melting of the Antarctic Ice Shelf.

People mistakenly believe that what they think is right.
But minds are not the reflection of any divine light.

They are a jumble of thoughts, fears, and past traumas.
They are not a soul awake but one still in their pajamas.

When people try to pull me into their fear.
I am immune to being attached to how things appear.

I have spent my life reading between the lines.
And I know when I am walking in a field of landmines.

I see a world poised on the brink.
And things will not be solved … even if they put some … in the clink.

Hate is a toxin that hides in the leaves.
Just like a snake, so many are aligned with thieves.

I would rather be alive than live in fear.
And I never put anyone in a position to revere.

When we are human … we are uniquely flawed.
All I know how to do is to not put up or believe a façade.

I will be my authentic self until the end.
Because only with a light heart can I possibly ascend.

~Suzanne Wagner~