The Purpose of Power

02 June 2026

https://poems.culturing.net/2026/06/02/the-purpose-of-power/

The purpose of power is health,
well-being, good-spirits. All power
pursued beyond these ends is at best
unneeded, at worst destructive.

The purpose of power is love,
to make possible clearing the ground,
to make way for a soft place
for lovers to love and be loved.