Soapbox

Centering

In the center of the future lie the deeds of yesterday,
In the center of the ripples fell a stone.
Wrapped within each lie is a truth about yourself;
In the center of hate is fear alone.

In the center of true justice there is no concern for winning,
In the center of the breaking is the whole.
In the center of each ending lie the seeds for all beginning,
The center of the diamond remembers coal.

In the center of conflict you must find a road to peace,
In the center of each soul there burns a flame.
In the center of all life is a love that will not cease;
In the center of my heart I wrote your name

In the center of each trying there must be a believing
In the center of knowledge there’s more to learn
There is love still in the center of all loneliness and grieving.
In the center of goodbye waits a return.

T. Meisky