Where love is
people neglect
where it's not
they regret

Powerful is the word 'not'
it releases one---it unties the knot

I don't need

my leader to be

myself I accept fully-

I'm free!


To be or seem

a leader for others' eyes?

Wouldn't that be self-surrender

and my sad moral demise?

I don't change myself
to suit life or the world
if I were any time to do so
I'd be worth nothing at all

I'll be as I am, no less, no more
even unnoticed or frowned upon
despite my weaknesses and faults
I'll thrive fully and still be my very own

Human nature is never homogeneous
and this is the rub of life first and foremost:
everyone has to be treated in a different way
to save us and the others from needless dismay

no fixed formulas are available to anyone of us
how the other parties should be addressed
no wonder living with those around causes us so much stress
how often do we find ourselves in such interpersonal mess!

I  don't step into the day
with a view to winning
my role I well know:
myself I should not be failing

for to win is to compete
as though I still lack in self-being
the day is silently  prompting:
'   Focus on your self-flourishing'

The how-to of life
doesn't lie in books
or anyone else's advice
nor in the teachings of the most wise

you're from start to end your own
only you know yourself best
you chart your life-path alone
you don't belong to the rest

you'll traverse the darkest night
and know the terror of the experience
there will be no sign that points to the light
an hour seems a life-sentence

but after having found your exit
you'll. emerge as a new person
the mystery has been unveiled
at last,  your how-to has landed in your hand!