The path continues
and starts
over and again
from where you are:
Where rocks have fallen
frozen in place
by a fallen heart
Where leaves lie
brittle and motionless
from a darkened mind
Where branches stay bare
and vulnerable to breaking
by a fearful hand.
This is where you are:
Where you begin
Where you learn
that strength is in
Warming your heart
to the petrified
Opening your heart
to the weak
Transforming your heart
to be kinder
to yourself
and to others.
This path never ends —
Your journey to compassion
always begins
from where you are.
