Saturday, February 13, 2021

The Heart of the Matter

My heart contains 
traces of 
gold&mud 
cracks that span 
a foreign land 

If only you would traverse 
down 
down 
down 
into the 
murky depths
where the echoes reside 

You would find 
the extraordinary and the ordinary
dwelling side-by-side.
You would find 
the line dividing good and evil -- what 
will you do?

Will you destroy a piece of your heart,
strive towards cultivating the good?
Will you turn a blind eye, and ignore 
the muck and the mire? 

There is a clarion call that 
finds me in the abyss -
a call to come and die.
A call to come as I am, 
open palms etched with psalms 
heart wide open, 
    gold&mud.

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