When attempting to heal

A part of the body

Leave it alone

Let it heal on its own

Do not worry

Or feel great concern

Allow the millions of genes

To work their miracles

The bone will mend

The cut will congeal

The sprain will subside

And the strength will return

If the world around you goes astray

And your love dissipates in a haze

Find solace & peace

In the healing grace of humanity.

All around us

Throughout time

Suffering & deprivation exist

And cannot be dismissed

While we feel the pain of empathy

We do not suffer as another does

Who is deep

In the throes of pain

Reside in your relative happiness

Perhaps not the peak of your existence

But still more than could be hoped for

If you see your position clearly.

One of 8 billion

Each one & the same.

All the world rests

If you stay peaceful & calm