Not that it needs/wants
to be held, but
you might.

So I put one foot in front
of the other, so slowly,
so slowly,

circle the perimeter
as the labyrinth unfolds
its gifts to you,

which you may or may not
pick up—though your heart
might, collecting a bit

of lovingkindness along
the way, always abundant,
if you remember to look

for it, not pass it by
thinking it’s not for you,
or that someone else

needs/deserves it more.
It’s yours, and yes,
you can share it.

Of course, you will,
knowingly or not, with
every step, each breath

powered by something
far more infinite but
just as steady as

your own kind heart.

•••

With thanks to those who came to the Aug. 21 labyrinth Walk ‘n’ Write with me at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Sacramento labyrinth.