A Poem From Book 3 of the 

Ollie & Joey ® Trilogy

To travel near is to travel far,

But the opposite is true too -

So, let that brew. 

Take time to think about who

You believe you are.

          Have you judged from afar? 

          Have you ridiculed up close? 

  Have you shown forgiveness? 

Is humility your business -

Halting any unjust motion sickness? 

Have you begun

Both physical and spiritual fitness?

Life is a unique contract

Written in your favor, 

Offering free will, 

Letting you decide the labor. 

As you choose to go left, right, or to a café, 

       Tell me,

How will you consume your beignet? 

This is a revelation -

Past every constellation - 

An energy that orbits around you 

While you orbit around it. 

So, don’t quit. 

Sit. 

Breathe.

Simply, admit.