In the homecoming    joy

in the barring    regret

 

of letting go    freedom

of craving    imprisonment

 

at the welcome    belonging

at the termination     abandonment

 

with waking up     insight

with shutting out     ignorance

 

in kindness      self nurture

in aggression      self harm

 

upon reflection       knowledge

upon dogmatism       blindness

 

with helpfulness     growth

with ill-will       stuntedness

 

with unity through shared purpose      nourishment

with self interest       scarcity

 

and remarkably within every unique experience

always the universal possibility of      illumination

 

Martinos @ 2017