You don't need to ride

with the wind

of other people's emotions.

Stay steady within yourself.

Send out love,

send out compassion,

send out caring,

but don't get tangled

in the branches

of other people's trees.

Stay in your own tree.

Let the leaves fall

& mulch into the soil,

don't try to rake up other people's messes.

Be a gardener in your own yard,

share your bounty

whenever you can,

but don't jump the fence!

The more you tend to yourself,

the better the garden grows.

Send out love, 

& let everyone walk

their own path.