72 Forms: Protecting the Heart


protect your heart
look carefully around and inside
what there is truly your own?
before you long for something better
gather close what you find meaningful

you may be lost in this world
but you do not have to have lost yourself

protect your world to feel its beauty
and keep yourself warm
for relying only on others will leave you cold
every moment of emptiness
will bring more rain over the fire

you may be lost in this world
but you do not have to have lost yourself