By Jeffrey Agnoli
Only part of us
believes what can be seen
matters more than what is unseen
Only part of us
believes to mistrust others
is smarter than to trust others
Only part of us
believes weapons are more
powerful than wisdom
Only part of us
believes returning hate for hate
will ever make us safe
Only part of us
believes what we think
is more important than what we feel
Only part of us
is convinced our judgments and complaints
make the world a better place
Only part of us
believes there is substance to
what is now passed
Only part of us
believes cleverness counts
more than compassion
Only part of us
believes that doing surpasses
being, that noise trumps silence …
May these and all such parts
be healed in our loving hearts,
in the Whole of Us
Jeffrey Agnoli is an educator and poet who lives in Edgartown. His collection of spiritual poetry, “God’s Silent Bell,” can be viewed at blurb.com.
