Brave to love
Amidst such overwhelming fear
When you just see
A hungering heart
Or a suffering soul
Instead of a demon
You are closer to
The heart of love
A heart that can answer
All suffering
All wounding
All separation
With love
Love that is openness
And that is
Strong enough to look
Directly in the face
All fear
And dissolve it
In the open loving gaze
Of compassion