I will not give voice to rage,
however justified it claims to be,
rage against rage,
justification on top of injustice,
indignation tearing at dignity –
this is not the voice
that can bring quiet,
this is not the voice
that leads to satisfaction

I will listen for the voice of peace,
seed crystal,
deep within all sentience,
present, thus, in each of us,
its symmetry and elegance
poised to grow,
ensured, by its very nature,
to reconstruct the whole space.

©Wendy Mulhern
October 9, 2023