My neighbor sits

 ‘my neighbor sits’ Trgates,7/12/2025

my neighbor sits across from me. 
acts of nature,
insurance companies say acts of God,
awaken our temporary humanity,
while millions are murdered daily
war’s excuse for overcrowding indifference. 
yet my neighbor sits across from me. 
Jesus says “ how you treat them you treat me.”
Buddha reminds “our self-indulgence neglects our image shared.”
Physics and metaphysics dance,
arm in arm, both attempting to
explain what we know with what we don’t. 
my neighbor sits across from me. 
quiet. listen. 
we might hear each other.