Life, live through me,
not shame,
for shame drives us
to cut ourselves,
not fear,
for fear drives us
to cut others,
not perfection,
for perfection drives us
to despair.
No, life, fat and generous,
live through me,
for life guides us
to wholeness,
and delight,
and intimacy,
and constant wonder.
Love, the essence of Life,
live through me,
for Love expands us
to kindness,
and creativity,
and unity,
and the wondrous, constant Infinite.
Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.