What if we stay here

What if we stay here...

Floating atop the abyss

Surrounded by beasts of prey.

What if we do not look back…

To former times of laughter and pain

Those times are gone now.

What if we do not look ahead…

To future times of sadness and joy

Those times are not meant for us.

What if we stay here…

What if we turn this frozen moment in time

Into a pearl of living poetry.

Do you feel it?

Your beating heart.

Gentle at first

Yet growing stronger

Like a huge drum

With each beat it crumbles mountains.

Do you hear it?

An inner scream.

Soft at first

Yet growing louder

Like a fiery furnace

With each flame it burns entire forests.

Do you taste it?

A salty tear.

Shallow at first

Yet growing deeper

Like a bottomless pit

With each drop it drowns even oceans.

Do you sense it?

The air from other worlds.

Light at first

And growing lighter still.

A spiritual substance penetrating you

Bestowing peace through grace.

Stay here…

Breathe in the air

Become light.

Written on October 8, 2023.