Awakening

because life is a series of awakenings

Between the time the Astrologer taught me

the ease of reality manipulation

by simply changing your mind

and that last desperate hit

of consciousness inhibiting poison

so delicately handled by Morpheus,

I awoke from this nightmare

I have been knitting myself

with pens and pads

and keys and screens,

thought loops and ancient emotions

that no longer serve me.

Wiping the dust of hypnosis from my third eye

I peer around to see my implications:

The clarity of Karma in motion.

Honestly, I was overwhelmed,

but never scared, because I asked for this:

show me everything.

So this is the journey's interlude

where you sit back and watch

memory movies made from melancholy madness

Embracing your decision to accept and process pain

with a candor and a courage to fearlessly advance.

An incredible amount of life shifted

since that last hit and that astrologers advice

I find myself wiser and humbled

Beset by limitations yet open

to all possibilities in the chaosphere.

Matured by the fallout of inner battles

and outward foibles, still I fumble less

The soul scars are a reminder,

The smokeless fire of misdirected passion

can at any moment, be alchemized

into the blinding light of unconditional love...

not just for others

to occupy that empty chasm

but most of all

for oneself

Reviews

[Chris]

Was a time I'ld have meandered these lines - circling and returning - pausing, moving forward, returning - then smiling. Now - I nod and sigh. We've earned our understandings and lived the Karma.

[Kendall]

And live it still... Funny how following a straight path seems so simple, but how I love to get lost and wander off the beaten path!

[Chris]

THAT - is what WE do.