Common ground

During a recent retreat I wrote a poem for each of the other participants. Trying to capture a part of the feeling I have about them in words. Looking over the poems later I noticed that not only were they relevant to the person they were written for, but also to myself. It turned out to be common ground. And maybe you will recognize something of yourself in one or more of the poems too?

Point the gun the other way,
aim for the false and blow it away!

I should, I could, I would,
but and if and when,
leave it behind and act,
that is the way my frien-d.

Confusion and seriousness cannot hide the fact,
that peaking out behind it,
is the playful child of you intact.

When I said “I want to be like you”,
it wasn’t the personality I was referring to,
the one I have with flaws and all will do,
but the light behind it shinning through.

Skyscrapers are elegant, majestic and tall,
but maybe compared to your true identity,
they are quite small…

To conquer the world,
sure as hell would be sweet,
but until you conquer your self,
you will have nothing but defeat.

Behind a facade of fear and pride,
is a bleeding heart you cannot hide!
Dear friend, please lower the guard,
don’t you see it’s strangling your heart?