O Man of Two Visions

My eyes were stuck in this material world

Caught up with deficiencies in myself and others

Victimized and villainized, bullied and betrayed

I saw myself as broken and faulty

I lived in a bubble of fear and doubt

Never knowing if my actions were right or wrong

Lost and lonely, cloudy and confused

Imprisoned by my own vision

But then light and purpose came into my life

And brought glimpses into a different reality

Of compassion and clarity, servitude and sincerity

Where learning took the place of failure

He is teaching me to see with new vision

Through the eyes of His home, my heart,

Spiritual and soul stirring, open minded and optimistic 

Where this physical existence is not our true reality

Though I am learning to see in this new way

I still often see the world through both lenses

Prejudice and perception, barriers and blessings

But someday I pray to see only the Beauty

"O Man of Two Visions! 

Close one eye and open the other. Close one to the world and all that is therein, and open the other to the hallowed beauty of the Beloved." Baha'u'llah (The Hidden Words)