The Pause

Sometimes
we must pause
to ponder
where are we going.
with our living...
are we uplifting others?
are we brighting someone's day?
are our smiles
making the difference
in someone's life?


Sometimes we must pause
before a lie that may deceive
before the hurtful word
that nurture hate
or the mean silence
that leave behind
an awful taste
in someone's heart...


Sometimes we must pause,
and take a deep breath
start all over again
and reflect:
Do we want to become love,
and enlighten the world
with our inner light
or do we want to become darkness
and let that ugly inner dark
take over our lives
and the lives of others?


What will it be?
your choice
my choice
our choice