VOL. IX, NO. 1
OCTOBER 13, 1967

A Gift of Love

By MICHELE STACKHOUSE

Walk slowly, people
Walk home. Walk
To the end of your lives.
Don't run.
Walk out of your minds.
Keep on walking; never
Caring. Never loving.
Forget what
Life is about. Simply
Walk your life of boredom;
Never changing - always walking
Never running.
'Till you reach your grave.
'Till you reach your goal.
Die, people, who never change,
Love, or care.
Sink in the mess you've made of
Your lives. Sink - and never
Know your purpose was to
Change, love, and care.
Die and never know the
Purpose of life is love,
And the gift of love is life.