Freedom from Fear

Sometimes fear invades
Imprisoning all thought
Heedless of time
Or the anguish that is wrought

A twisting inside
Controlling the breath
Confused and afraid
Reason's death

Caged by an enemy
In solitary confinement
Focusing on self
No soul’s refinement

Then just before despair
Ensnares the soul
A door of light opens
And you surrender control

The fear bleeds away
Burns in His fire
The spark of love ignites
Connection your desire

You realize that your fear
Was a lack of faith in Him
For in releasing the need to control
You’re set free from the self’s prison

"When one is released from the prison of self, that is indeed freedom! For self is the greatest prison."

A Wayfarer's Journey to Her Beloved

Lost and alone, confused and afraid
Not knowing what lay ahead
I searched my heart for His love and His aid
Guiding me to the path I should tread

When receiving the letter, emotions ensued
Joy mixed with heart stopping fear
The plane ride alone, a test of fortitude
The end of my Search drawing near

Traveling closer, overwhelmed and alight
No thoughts could enter my brain
That black and gold gate, a soul stirring sight
A moth in Love with a flame

Setting foot in the land of the lovers I saw
The reasons for all that had passed
Recognition and thankfulness filled me with awe
And a Knowledge of love eternal and vast

I walked down the path at one with His essence
Seeing Him in the stones and the trees
Detaching from self, my souls’ transcendence
Embraced by His Uniting breeze

As I walked through that historical gate
My soul was radiant with joy
The lack of shrouding and veils bade me wait
And with Contentment, I gazed at His Glory

With every step forward a new sight beheld
Each breath filled with awe and with trust
Lost in His Oneness all “sanity” quelled
In the whirlwind of Wonderment thrust

As I open that door, the self’s left behind
I breathe and my soul’s set aflame
All that’s left is His love, to the world I am blind
Poverty and Nothingness, my claim