All of us belong
to desire, whatever impulse
seems to spark our movement,
whatever construct
we may feel defines us

All of us have
the same Spirit lifting us
into our words and our yearning,
guiding us into our doing

And if we ever think we’re stuck
in some replay of actions and reactions,
lodged within unfruitful ways of thinking,
the same desire
will use the force of factual presence,
simple and unstoppable,
to break through those illusions
and set us free.

©Wendy Mulhern
November 13, 2021