When I met LIFE - an original poem
I stood at aft
And watched the wake
As it tries to escape the ship
Awash with grief
I reflect on life,
Threw down my bargaining chip...
“Life” I said
“Where have thou gone?”
“Was it not just yesterday my pact with you was made?”
“I promised to give the half of me if my wishes you did bade!”
In the rustle of the wind that whipped the sails
A scornful laugh I heard;
“You stand here and demand your will
But your motives are all blurred!”
“You wanted all
But feared to tread
How do you make that out?
Is the biggest secret not
That dreams should have no doubt?”
“Everything you could ever need,
At birth was given to you free
The paths then took and choices made
Were solely up to thee”
“No creature in the universe
Has close as much as man
Yet still he choose to live a life
As if no wonderous PLAN”
“In each of you imbedded deep
Lies Knowledge of all time
Yet frivolously you pass it by
Discarding all Sublime”
“Each waking second you do live,
And even in your dreams
Lies power, magic, you’re so spoiled for choice,
To bring and serve your means”
“Now stand back a while and think
What becomes of a tiny seed?
Does a mighty tree not grow
From what seed you thought was weed?”
“As is your mind,
So is your path,
They’re all the self and same;
If what you plant is what you reap,
Don’t put LIFE to blame!”
“I’ll tell you now and for all time to come
Heed this warning well:
As you think, so shall it be
It’s your heaven or your hell”
The sails flapped down and silence fell
Astonished and dazed I stand
“It’s TRUE!” I shout to no one there
“Future’s held in my own hand!”
“It’s in ME that lies the power
And in ME is all the choice
To listen to, or discard at will,
The TRUE and silent voice!”
How can I waste so much of life
The miracle that’s mine
Instead of grasp the magic life
That’s been there all the time?
The sun sets red as whisps of clouds
With golden halos set homebound
And for as long as I remember…PEACE
The true ME....... at last now found….
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