Beyond the back of my mind
Illuminating a hint
Of a promise
For a possibility
I cannot quite
Comprehend
Formidable
Majestic
A divine grace
Nonetheless
Ultimately
Terrifying
Formidable
Majestic
A divine grace
Nonetheless
Ultimately
Terrifying
Irresolute
Unfulfilled
Incomplete
I remind myself
Step
Into my being
Out of the shadows
Beyond the mist
Steadfast
Manifest
Consummate
Nothing comes to mind
I have stood here before
In this sundown pain
And the stars still to come
After the planets reign
With the world writ so large
I feel my being wane
Falling deep into grace
I sing the next refrain
When he sensed its presence
The bitter fell away
Illuminating the darkness
When he couldn’t
All he sensed
Was darkness
But even in the darkness
That pulsing golden vein
Kept him alive
I often wonder, then
Am I the blur?
Am I the shadow?
In all those other eyes
I can barely see
Eye look in the mirror
Remind myself to look away
So eye can see the me who is
Rather than the me who is seen
Eye reflect on my deeds, on my actions
Measure them against my ideals, my beliefs
I is a thing
Which cannot see
Beyond the shell
Which houses I
The gentle beat of my heart
A metronome
A clockwork
But the thrum of life
Is not the energy of being
Body working; spirit latent