Someone Else's Life

A gang member in a prison in Oakland,

The guard that is watching them.

A nature photographer in Australia.

A politican, everyone with their eyes upon  them.

A child monk, smiling, asleep against a pillar.

A twelve year old in an Indonisian prison.

Your friend who just died.

The jaded public servant you have to deal with.

All the bosses you always hated.

All the people you always loved.

We think we are separate from them,

except for the part we cannot help but share.