Not only me,
not only me and you,
not only me and you and all the world
are held in tender love

Not only us,
but all the space between us,
all the ways we touch each other,
all the ways we come together,
all the bright intensities we feel
in contact with each other —
these, too, are held in love

These, too, are citizens
of the Oneness, these, too,
are given what they need
to prosper and to thrive.
They don’t depend on us
to live or fail —
we all can ride
in the security
of our perfect place.

©Wendy Mulhern
March 21, 2016