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The Well

from Compassioning by Bruce F. Singer

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At the crossroads of my journey

troubled by an unquenchable thirst,

My True North lost to me,

I found myself at a well.

There an old man sat,

and by his weathered staff,

the tattered clothes, his dirt-caked feet

I knew him as a fellow traveler.

Can I help you, stranger, I asked.

Are you lost?

He turned his wrinkled face toward me

eyes milky with age and smiled.

I might ask the same of you.

Are you not the one exhausted by

the twin beasts of anger and regret

you carry upon your shoulders?

How long can you spar with ghosts

or run from shadows

that can never be outrun?

I may be old and blind,

but you are the one

who trembles in darkness,

afraid to embrace it.

You are the one who curses the sun

even as it warms you.

You are the one who looks ahead

and sees only the mirror

at the end of the road.



If I took off this mask would you turn away

And call me other,

or recognize me as your brother.

The one whose tears

fell from the cracks in his heart

to blaze the path of wildflowers

that led you here.

So, tell me, before you drink,

will the water be salty or sweet?

And when you begin again,

what kind of footprints

will you leave behind?



Much later, as dusk shadowed the road,

I stopped beside unknown waters

and watched a brace of ducks

call out a promise of shelter.

Their wings sliced the air

much as angels’ breath

stirs divine prayers in our hearts.

So far to go on this path

yet light enough

to look behind and notice

footsteps of

compassion.

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from Compassioning, released October 1, 2021

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Bruce F. Singer Danbury, Connecticut

Bruce F. Singer is a healer, poet, recording artist, meditation leader, and author of a book of daily affirmations for people with chronic pain and illness called "Black Duck Moments Every Day." His musical vision is wide-ranging and he is constantly seeking new paths to explore on his musical journey. ... more

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