all too often
the heart beats
damaged
in
half shock
half love
so much beauty
bathes the hopeful thoughts
yet so much stress
controls the landscape
of everyday existence
through so much unforgiving
darkness we must walk
EVER relying upon the guidance
of the EVER faithful soul
too many tomorrows
dance happily
in the distance
and with the darkness at our backs
and the emptiness in our ears
and the very hollow coldness in
our disbelieving bones
we trudge EVER on
immersing ourselves
in the situational experiences
our inner light animates
from the eye
the world paints us
by the view of the vehicle
which we navigate its perimeters
but some so beautifully
are able to call us out
as the so much more
that we are
and imprint their beloved energy
upon our own
and create for us
a hope that never was there
within us before
and that is the very real
essence of what
keeps me EVER going....................
(March 22, 2011 545pm)