I have reached the age
where being alive
is my only vocation,
and I am at one
with all living things.
So do not ask me
to destroy myself
by discarding one I love.
In loving another
I am cherishing myself.

Everyone I meet
is my mirror;
everyone I trust
is my peer.
Everyone I love
is my salvation.
And the only loss I risk
is my fear.
And this is thus the key
to serenity.