There they go -

Off into their individual orbits

Rotating around the family home

Occupied solely by those who loved

Their place in the world,

And the circumstances that surround them.

Able to see forever -

The near-eternal beauty of nature.

Able to hold the ones you love

Free from the observation of others.

So the planets attract moons?

What aspects of themselves will evolve.

What successes or failures?

What loves, what losses?

We sit at the center -

Watching all things happen

Whether we approve or not.

Able to accept the changes with equanimity.

Willing to live individually -

Minimally affected by the tumult & anger

That floods in & out of society

Like a purple tide -

Poisonous & strangely magnetic

Drawing the loose crustaceans

To poison themselves

As they gorge on the blooms.

Taking heed from the psalms.

Find peace in God's will.

Hold to your ethical values.

Stick to your guns.

Don't be swayed by self-interested people.

Remain in the center of your own solar system.