Song of a Good Samaritan

I cannot sail across the seas

to work with people there -

but, still, I know it's up to me

to give and gladly share.

I may not follow jungle paths

or teach in distant lands -

But, still, there are some people here

who need my loving hands.

I'll never chant by calm lagoons

beneath a full-moon sky -

but, still, I shall fulfill my goal

if I, before I die,

forget to walk horizon's edge

in seeking destiny

and help the person I can see

who is in front of me.

~ Eugene G.E. Botelho