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it is our fears
that are our true
path to
enlightenment;
without fears,
we would not
know
of the Place
we are to find
behind the veil of Progress.

:::

Resiliency is nothing more than

the stamina of the soul.

~

as children,

we are close to our feet,

and the steps we take

conquer all in stride.

as adults,

we are visually impaired

at seeing our feet,

and the steps we take

appear to fail all in stride.

squat down to see your feet again---

to see at once the distance

you believed in yourself before.

:::

the Soul:

an eternal flame that melts

the wax of time.

:::

our diseases manifest from our own

Inhibited Truths.

:::

it brings me deep assurance to know

the thunder clouds and clapping lightening

are measly insects booming and sparkling through

the vast sky of my true, pure consciousness.

~

a storm can never be the sky;

a thousand storms, even, are simply

swallowed up within it.

:::

on a walk through the forest,

i saw two broken tree branches

from two different trees

lying one on top of the other

in a perfect "X".

it was romantic, and i was humbled.

in that moment, i bore witness to a bondage

which remains beyond the form of death.