befriending darkness
sometimes, still, i fear
the darkness. deep within the
recesses of my
memory, timeworn
stories hold sway over the
comings and goings
of thought, habit and
belief. but i am coming
to see that it, too,
offers a comfort
as soft and warm as the light
I so often seek.
in many ways it
holds me closer within its
folds and valleys of
sweet, sacred silence.
it comforts me, coaxing the
tenacious fictions
of fear, aloneness
and separation to loose
their determined grips
as breath slows, shoulders
drop their unseen burdens and
something deep inside
lets go. the darkness
says, "remember, child, you know
me, the Eternal
Consoler. the one
whose center is everywhere,
whose circumference
is nowhere. you know
me, for you are not only
part of me, we are
inseparable,
you and I. there is nothing
I am that you are
not. you know this, deep
in your bones, you have simply
forgotten from time
to time, life to life.
now, savor this sweet moment
of remembering
and allow yourself
to bring it to the surface
of your thinking, to
guide your every
waking hour. I am always
with you. all you need
do is call yourself
Home, one breath at a time." so,
i begin again.
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