Gateways

“Travelling South East Asia,” he said
“You’ll wake up every morning
And have no idea
What the day will bring.”

And he was right.
Everyday, gateways into
Unknowns
Unthinkables
Unimaginables

Every gateway
Opened an insight
Into self
Into being
Into awareness

Even the lions
Of fear
And discomfort
Urged me through

For every threshold brought
Exhilaration
Exultation
Excitation

Every day
Elicited
Transformation