I lift myself
OObeyond the evidence
OOof my senses.
I go to the frontier
OOof my world
OOand I see beyond.
I know
OOwe can be more.
I know
OOwe can do more
OOand better
I know
OOwe are One,
Yes,
OOsequestered
OOin time
OOblinded
OOby circumstance.
Still,
OOI know we are more.
OOWe are better.
I know there is more
OOand better
OOfor all of us.
We can live
OOwith love, joy, peace,
OOand purpose.
We can
OOsafely pursue our dreams.
I don’t give up.
I find another way.
OOMore and better
OOrequire that.
I serve.
— Tekla A. Syers resides in Chicago as a student and teacher of metaphysics; smitten grandmother; dabbler in culinary arts; semi-retired fund development and nonprofit management consultant; and a craftswoman. She enjoys music and art in myriad forms and makes time to observe and reflect on why folks and things are as they are.
