(Playful girl in Tibet, 2009)
This world is not a prison Not a punishment sentence To a population of slaves It may seem compulsory Or somehow coercive But you can always say no And get on with the play Then the world opens up As the Universe yields And everyone dances In the fields of the Lord It’s not required you know To live life to the fullest You can always just hide Or throw it away Or simply engage As it yields in expansion Beyond any need to control As it takes you away Life after all Has invited us now To join in the dance In a voluntary way (8/21/26)
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