Abyss

 

 

I think that YOU,  the giver of my life

Perhaps want to strip me of every illusion

I, the beggar has nothing to beg

I, the achiever has nothing to achieve

I, the fighter has nothing to fight

I, the seducer has no one to seduce

I, the knower knows nothing now

I, the shopper has nothing to shop

I , the lover feels no love

 

Now that You don’t shine through my lover

Where do I find the fountain of your love

all that is left of me is a vaccuum

That seeks and seeks and seeks 

groping for that light that speaks.

 

I sow a seed of faith in my abyss

and just maybe one day

your love will grow out of it

and fill it to the brim

Till then I have nothing but eyes

for this vacuum

This is where my love will blossom.

                                                     Alara

 

Freedom

If I could perceive the speed of earth under my feet

or the billions of processes within me in every beat

If I could perceive myself in this vast universe so neat

or that nitrogen I inhale is a distant star’s treat.

 

Instead

 

I learn about it randomly from some science text

As I am brushing past it, pushing Asher to do his best

Jumping from chore to another, one patient to next

Like a hamster ridiculous on his wheel without rest

 

But…..

 

Now it is time to really open my closed eyes

Now it is time to shut my ears from all noise

Now it is time to contemplate and realize

Freedom awaits me if I break my anchored ties.

                                                                               Alara