Love your neighbor as yourself.
—Matthew 22.39
Neighbor,
stranger,
you are my self,
the rest of me,
my dark other,
my thrown shadow,,
of God,
beloved
if only I will see.
How I treat you
is how I treat
my own hidden self,
unspeaking,
longing,
waiting for me to set free
my own blessing.
Mirror,
neighbor,
my only wish
is that you
receive love;
deeply
receive love.
—October 26, 2017