power

The day the power of love overrules the love of power,
the world will know peace. —Gandhi

look around—history
rife with bullets and bullies

leaders
who put love first
rare as white rhinos
and as hard to find

like my wisest friend
who could lead us well
but says
let me live out my years
in a cottage right
at the edge of the world

no pull to rule
no need for limelight
there, the way

2024 ©Amrita Skye Blaine
I’m writing a poem a day. These are drafts—not final versions.