By: James Aitchison

The world does not wait.
I will.
Hear my voice in the
stillness. In the calmness
that defies distractions.
Know the passages of
lives and fates,
know of the death that
follows each death,
know of love beyond love.
The world and its opinions
are not important.
I will absorb your fears and
you will achieve
a soul at inner peace,
wherein is found eternity.
Let that be your shield.