The Heart of Humanity

I believe in the heart of humanity 

to rise.

To meet the strife of this world 

that we all feel- 

in our bodies, 

in the air, 

in the pain and suffering 

we are each carrying 

In some way.

The old ways are cracking,

 unravelling at the seams.

It is painful- 

but necessary.

Like the butterfly 

emerging from its cocoon-

slow, 

emergent, 

a process that cannot be rushed.

Like birth too- 

dark, 

uncertain, 

messy, 

difficult, 

and on the other side, 

a new life 

forged through faith 

and fortitude.

And even here, 

amidst all that is heavy,

we can lift our gaze- 

toward the hope 

and the possibility 

of a new way.

Toward the evolutionary impulse 

that calls us

back to what is true 

and good.

This is the work being asked of us now-

both personal and shared.

To remember 

that the heart of humanity 

has not left us.

And that together 

we can rise 

toward a wiser 

more harmonious way.

By Tanya Cameron