I don't have to wait
till later on
to see him as he is.
I don't have to wait
to share the laughter
in some remote and vague
hereafter—
I can be joyful now.
Since each of us
includes the world
(even the universe
unfurled!)
and universe
includes us too,
then certainly
it must be true
That each of us—
complete, intact—
can feel no loss,
can know no lack.
So all I need
is to accept
God's full creation
with never a hint
of separation—
I can be joyful now!
