Light's Revelation
There was darkness all around me
Empty hands groping for meaning
in a closed space
Crawling on hands and knees,
feeling hands reached for substance.
A hard surface was found;
slowly and carefully touching
until two intersections joined creating a corner.
Continuous search produced
another surface and second intersection.
Standing up, a solid surface
was upon me.
There was a latch, I opened it,
and light poured in.
Released, my eyes after much adjustment
from the darkness
drew closer to the light
I was enclosed in a box,
Colors, forms; otherwise obscure,
came into focus.
Textures, patterns and hues,
saturated my being.
I wanted to experience all that light
could give.
But it was revealed
that I had closed my soul ---
with the advent of light,
walls came tumbling down
around me
As awareness of the beauty
of the world around me dawned,
I reached out to touch and create.
The feeling was one of
excitement and relief
as I contemplated the
consequences of a confined soul.
There was darkness all around me
Empty hands groping for meaning
in a closed space
Crawling on hands and knees,
feeling hands reached for substance.
A hard surface was found;
slowly and carefully touching
until two intersections joined creating a corner.
Continuous search produced
another surface and second intersection.
Standing up, a solid surface
was upon me.
There was a latch, I opened it,
and light poured in.
Released, my eyes after much adjustment
from the darkness
drew closer to the light
I was enclosed in a box,
Colors, forms; otherwise obscure,
came into focus.
Textures, patterns and hues,
saturated my being.
I wanted to experience all that light
could give.
But it was revealed
that I had closed my soul ---
with the advent of light,
walls came tumbling down
around me
As awareness of the beauty
of the world around me dawned,
I reached out to touch and create.
The feeling was one of
excitement and relief
as I contemplated the
consequences of a confined soul.
