Old myths teach us to see
great gods each equipped with
a thousand arms and eyes
facing all ways, seeing
all directions at once.
Each hero has my face,
and yours too; what we find
good in ourselves is there
in the wrinkled high brow,
the steady gaze, strong chin.
Old myths show us the way
that humankind evolved:
a thousand hands, each one
five fingers connected
using a single palm.
15 AUG 2003
