One Thing

Craving freedom
from painful emotions,
but suffering exists.
All Buddhists know this,
at home, across oceans

Feeling helpless,
alone,
doing nothing.
Would it help if
I alone
did just one thing?

So I write,
stay mindful,
light one candle,
give my friends
the love they deserve.
I fall short, of course,
but this is my path