Together We Say

You say happiness, I say Peace,

You say Unity, I say dignity,

You say Sadness, I say transition,

You say Anger, I say Passion.

I say Love, you say Pollyanna,

I say Believe, you say wishful thinking,

I say Simplicity, you say I need,

I say Compassion, you say Right or Wrong.

Have you heard the wings of a bird as it flies by,

Have you danced with an Eagle,

Have you laid down in the dirt and bared it all,

Have you felt the pull of a force unknown to you.

I say I have

It is enough for me

This sitting here is enough for me, breathing, loving, and being, feeling and seeing,

The humble reward of a life well lived.

             Lori Ellis-McKinney (2012)