The Garden
You cannot change the world
All you can do is be changed
By another who opens your heart
Then you will realize you were born
to reflect that gift
But every now and then,
Maybe once in a lifetime
Someone enters your life
And your heart, so like a guarded flower in the early morning,
Waits
Then some conflicting burst of sunlight
or gentle warming of sunrise
Opens up that heart like petals
One day the light shined.
Angel confronted me
I confronted him
And we were forever changed
With each new day that I saw him or heard his voice, life was a peaceful garden.
In this garden of love and respect,
You will realize that the sun lives not for itself but to warm another
And the flower lives not for itself,
But to showcase the beauty of the sun.
You cannot change the world
All you can do is be changed
By another who opens your heart
Then you will realize you were born
to reflect that gift
And when your heart breaks
You will realize you were given a reason to live bigger than yourself
Angel,
Your sun has passed
And my petals have fallen
But your warmth will never leave my heart
Te quiero y t extrano, amigo
~Kevin Shah
