but a part

human circles

it takes a conscious decision

to turn from other humans 

into the great other from which we awoke,

our human circles help us feel larger, real, safe,

while outside them we can feel smaller, less real, scared,

Western tradition has given us a great gift

of the rational, the individual,

but such a gift also demands a high price,

as we forget to be larger,

to feel the whole

of which we, at our best,

are but a part.

by Henry H. Walker

October 25, ‘19