What if we stay here...
Floating atop the abyss
Surrounded by beasts of prey.
What if we do not look back…
To former times of laughter and pain
Those times are gone now.
What if we do not look ahead…
To future times of sadness and joy
Those times are not meant for us.
What if we stay here…
What if we turn this frozen moment in time
Into a pearl of living poetry.
Do you feel it?
Your beating heart.
Gentle at first
Yet growing stronger
Like a huge drum
With each beat it crumbles mountains.
Do you hear it?
An inner scream.
Soft at first
Yet growing louder
Like a fiery furnace
With each flame it burns entire forests.
Do you taste it?
A salty tear.
Shallow at first
Yet growing deeper
Like a bottomless pit
With each drop it drowns even oceans.
Do you sense it?
The air from other worlds.
Light at first
And growing lighter still.
A spiritual substance penetrating you
Bestowing peace through grace.
Stay here…
Breathe in the air
Become light.
Written on October 8, 2023.
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