Alone

I gaze into the vacant eye of infinity

Formless endless space

Swallows all

The mote that is me

Floats . . . wanders . . .

A speck among many

Randomly floating in the sea of reality

Strong breezes blow

Currents of time flow around and through me

Carrying energy.  Life.  Truth.

Questions hang in the air

Unanswered

Mystery . . . mystery . . .

Embrace the mystery 

I gaze into the vacant eye of infinity

Lost in the depths.

A lepton forgotten . . . misplaced . . .

What flavor am I?

Love matters.

A kind touch

Tender kiss on the cheek

Here and now

Not in eternity.

Not in vacant space.

Too vast to care

Play the games

Fit in

Join the crowds

Walk in death.

In life that is not life

Empty energy.

Pretending

Walk alone

Be alone

We are all alone

We are all connected

Tendrils of life

Connect

Soul to soul

Heart to heart

This is all there is

Life recognizing life

Love recognizing love

Love never stops

Love never leaves

The island in the sea

Solid ground

For the mote that is me

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Shimmering Darkness

Some days the darkness hangs heavy in my chest

Pervading  . . . seeping into all aspects of self

Thoughts are muddled and energy draining

I slog through sadness

Each step a triumph of will

My soul searches for relief

Finding it 

In the offering of kindness . . .

In the recognition of shared humanity

I look into the eyes of another . . . and smile

I speak friendly or funny words

My bit of spark is received and reflected back to me

Like a shimmery thread of energy

This golden tendril reaches deep within

To my Source

I am briefly connected to another

We have exchanged bits of life

In my darkness there is light

Pain and goodness coexist

Suffering infused with joy

Joy bearing the burden of suffering

Meaning resides

In this place

Of shimmering darkness

How sweet

The ability to speak

And smile

Through the weight

To know

In some small way

I loved another

Today

The light is always there

Darkness sits
At the bottom of my soul
Heavy

It flows up and around
Blanketing all
That is me

The heavy voice of despair
Reminds me
No hope here

No place of escape
No safe place
Energy and light
Are dreams remembered

But . . . 
I do remember
I remember hope
I remember light

This too shall pass
Don’t quit before the miracle happens
I don’t know what’s around the bend

Others have been here
And walked on
Walked through

I am being refined
I am losing what I don’t need
I am learning what I do need

Let go
Be
If it feels like I'm in darkness
Be in darkness
But, know it is an illusion

Remember the light
The light is there,
Whether it’s seen or not
The light is always there

The memory of sunlight
Warmth on my skin
Causes the darkness to lessen
The light is always there 

Though I lament all that is 
And all that is not
The light is always there


In my weakness and frustration
In my anger and my sadness
The light is always there