Friends Meeting Wherever We Are

Today, I have heard too much
of my own voice.
May I sit in stillness
and listen for the light
within me.

If no light comes,
silence will calm me.
When light appears,
may I hear it
and speak its truth.

May others sit
until light comes.
May I hear theirs
and they hear mine.

Then no one's voice
will be too much.
Each will speak
inner truth
and each will hear.

David Michael Nixon