~May I Be the Being I Know I Am~

Tuesday, January 04, 2000

Failing and Falling~

Failing and falling
My humanness calling

Doubt and despair and fear unaware
Assaulted unknown, the bending of bones
The frailty of flesh
So raw and alone

Groaning under the strain of pain
I bow my head in shame

Seeking You I am run through
Hewn in two
Undone and subdued

Left black and blue
And spiritually sore
Another casualty of the inner war

Yet still I thirst for more
And still I continue on
For this is the path up and through,
Transmuting fear, find freedom.
The peaceful warrior's song.

~Vipassana Retreat (written in my head), 2005

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