Lift me to the skies; 
Let my perspective rise
Till I see the things of earth
As it were from second birth. 

Instead of time on business 
Teach the science of is-ness,
Let light fill my being
To clarify my seeing. 

Give me fine discernment 
That I may learn what’s meant
When lies are spread, and courage
To respond without rage. 

Strengthen me to hear
All nature’s cry, and bear
Each life-form’s tortured silence 
Faced with human violence. 

If I can inspire 
others to reach higher 
Then may I be of use
Teaching folks to choose

The path away from noise
And all that it destroys;
So may their lives be whole
And peace restore their soul.