Reflections on Suffering

If my tears, if only that

Could cleanse all the harm done

Of all those who have, are or will suffer

 

If only my voice, if only that

Could caress away all the hurt done

Of all those who have, are or will suffer

 

If only my jokes, if only that

Could forgive all the wounds inflicted

Of all of those who have, are or will suffer

 

If only my thoughts, if only that

Could soothe the tattered minds

Of all of us who have, are or will suffer

 

If only my every action, if all of that

Could enlighten all living beings

Then I could suffer my suffering with pure clarity