we carry these bonds
deep within, far down
below the flutter of family
photographs stuffed in
perpetual boxes, we wear
our marks of humanity
in places seen and unseen.
But in the final analysis,
whether you listen for trumpets
or shift away into the void,
whatever belief system you hold,
there is only Kindness, our
heartbeat joining in kindness.
The choice to be to others
what the world should be
to all brothers and sisters,
a common structure.
Author Bio:
JD DeHart is a writer and teacher. His chapbook, The Truth About Snails, is available on Amazon.