These, Too

Not only me,

not only me and you,

not only me and you and all the world

are held in tender love

Not only us,

but all the space between us,

all the ways we touch each other,

all the ways we come together,

all the bright intensities we feel

in contact with each other —

these, too, are held in love

These, too, are citizens

of the Oneness, these, too,

are given what they need

to prosper and to thrive.

They don’t depend on us

to live or fail —

we all can ride 

in the security

of our perfect place.

©Wendy Mulhern

March 21, 2016