by Gloria Straight

Created on: April 07, 2009

WHAT OF THIS SOUL

What is in the soul that rages like the water beneath the waterfalls

That place inside all of us we try to quiet, and ignore

We are like a seedling adrift on the water of life

Without question we move along, ever moving with its flow

Safely away from the falls edge, we are without worry

Rested from the sleep of winter, refreshed by the spring rain, warmed by the summers sun, we feel invincible

Enjoying life daily, gently moving along giving and taking as we touch others

The obstacles in our way we have overcome, with little effort

Confronting ones self is more frightening then anything we face in life

We all know, our deepest fears, our passions, yet we heed not

Then for whatever reason you chose to call it, we find self at the falls edge

Ready at any moment to descend at the mercy of life's water

This point in time our soul refuses to be denied, flashes our life before us

Many never survive the descend, they are swallowed in the current

Battered and delusional life to them is no longer an option

Death seems the only way out, they have no strength for life

Those that remain adrift after a fall, are stronger

For they know themselves, and in knowing self-know know others

Capable of compassion, understanding and giving their love unconditionally

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