Tuesday 18 September 2007

Inspirations 003 -- Who is My Neighbour?

This is an original piece that I wrote to keep me focused on what is truly important in my life -- people. To bear in mind that my mission is to love others as I love myself.

Who Is My Neighbour?
by Thomas Heng

The father who toils day and night
The mother whose smile, radiant and bright
The brother who marries at age twenty nine
The sister who lusts after song and wine
The teacher who challenges and guides
The student whose entire hope frailly rides
The migrant who in English will not speak
Yet in other tongues will his discourse not be weak
The elderly soul whose wrath afflicts all
The feminine bigot who fears walking tall
The young couple, whose love transcends all strife
The dame, singly focused on reconciliation with life
The soul within, that houses all I know
The one person through which all love will flow