The way seems impassable
Formidable barriers
Impenetrable walls
But I stand here, now
Beyond so many
Impassable barriers
All along the way
But I stand here, now
Beyond so many
Impassable barriers
All along the way
Layer upon layer
Of silt
Of time
Accumulating
In form
In structure
In colour
In time
Beauty pens her poetry
Deftly in the nature of things
In the sand
I dig in roots
In the sun
I bask in life
Pretense
Distraction
Aggrandisement
Avarice
I find my presence
In the present
And in that presence
Is love
In repose
I reflect
On the day that has been
On the day to come
Until
Like the birds
I respect the silence
Let my mind go still
A moment like this one
When I first awakened
To my connection
To everything
No fixed destination
No long-term goal
No yellow brick road
The will to live
Or the will to not die
Courage or fear
(I’m unsure which)
Drives them to the beach
Lungs filling with salt water
Muscles spent
Energy exhausted