I Do This Because

I do this because I am so fully alive
Here in this, everything else is a dream

I know this is the place to focus because
I feel so awake and aware, doing this
The cells of my body are singing with glee
That I am, here and now
Remembering my purpose and
Taking action

Despite so many odds that
This path is steep and dangerous
I persevere

What choice to I have?
How unhappily lost and lonely
I am, traveling another road.

Perhaps it is my gift to the world
Perhaps it is God's gift to me
I do this because
While I'm in the groove
It is better than the best lover,
Better than food - Dutch apple pie.

Let my pen fly, my ideas soar, my intuition be keen
Let me listen carefully to the needs of others
Let me believe in this vision, and grow into
The person who knows why I do this

Komala -- -- -- -- -- September 12, 2004