The Calmness of the Heart - Part I

Talk to me about love Talk to me about the mere sense of being Talk to me about truth For only what comes from the heart Can we love Talk to me about forgiveness Talk to me about patience Talk to me about understanding For everyone has their reasons Love yourself without being loved by others Don’t claim to be loved For loved are only those Who proved themselves worthy Accept that life’s pleasures Can only develop from pain And learn to see it as a friend Don’t place yourself above others Nor control them Nor force your opinion upon them For we are all of the same blood And no one is superior to the other Whichever post they may ever hold Talk to me about hatred Talk to me about oppression Talk to me about bloodshed For what is part of your life Is part of the whole world Talk to me about weakness Talk to me about greed Talk to me about fear Without feeling embarrassed Talk to me about your darkest fantasies Yet keep to yourself what seems wrong to you And walk hand in hand with your doubts Through valleys so desperate And over heights so bright And only stop When you have found your answers Yet never be sure to know the answer Grasp that you are never lost However dark it may be in your heart Learn from those who are poor For they possess the most