Free Will

We have been given a gift

A gift of free will

That we wear like a beautiful scarf

That we wear a little more often

Than is socially proper.

This scarf has a dark side

That, when worn for all to see,

Causes the ego to show –

Selfishness, greed, hate and violence.

When we choose to use this gift

We suffer.

Others suffer.

No one compliments us on our beauty.

Yet we love our gift

And wear it proudly

As if the gift were a thing of necessity.

We need to put ourselves first

And everyone else

Who does not think like us

Last.

Today I see

What hurt I can create

When I wear my beautiful dark scarf.

May I please return it?

May I please return to a place of

Divinity?