Balance

Balance

Balance

Cold and dark the world often seems,
suffering like a tsunami seems to often swell
drowning all in misery who are in its way,
impersonal in its aspect
it swallows all its hunger deep unappeased
restless it seeks more victims.

Yet love is also present
compassion for the those in need;
ointment for the wounds
and burial for those who have died,
care for children
and food for the hungry

Is there balance in the world,
I don’t believe so
yet our love and charity
tip the scales.

Only humans take care of the helpless
show empathy for the stranger
love and compassion for those unable to return in like.

Yes we stumble
and hate;
also
we can arise
and love.

We don’t always choose
but react;
perhaps it is compassion that awakens us
empathy that expands our awareness
leading to healing,
in that perhaps balance will come.