I am learning
it’s not enough to sit
well beyond the fray,
and see, with eyes amazed
at loftier perspectives,
the inner workings of the human scene

It’s not enough
to see the heartache and the failings,
because, if I can see them,
they are mine —
mine to soothe and smooth,
mine to see whole

If I haven’t seen that yet
then I’ve seen nothing —
there is no wisdom
but the one that heals.

©Wendy Mulhern
July 16, 2019