Fraternity

May we hear others,

listen well to each other.

Reciprocity.

May we see others,

observe through others’ viewpoints.

Wide lens perspective.

When steeped in sorrow, 

surrounded by steeps, sinkholes.

May solace find us.

We ask for those

now next to us.

We ask for those

who are coming next.

May our thought,

speech

and deed

reflect wise

and warm

attitudes

and actions 

for the common Good,

the greater Good.

May Goodness

be manifested

in each instant,

in every location,

in all hearts

and in all nations.

May we count

on clarity,

calm,

and courage

to communicate

constructively

and coexist

compassionately.

May we have enough

wisdom and courage
to give, take, share,

to say ‘enough,’ ‘no,’ and ‘go.’

May we not get numbed, dulled, blunted 

to our siblings’ suffering.

And, if we do… 

May we find the way back

to our humane heart home.

May we
simply support,
help, hold,
encourage, embrace
each other.

May we live with kindness.

May we commune in kinship.

May community,

working in unity

and solidarity,

help humanity

reclaim its liberty,

heal into sanity.

May we learn,

may we teach.

May we share,

may we begift.

May we open,

may we lift.