Poetry is not for everyone, but for those who enjoy living in the grey, the mist, the nuances of space and time and things that remain entirely unsure, I will post a few of the over 300 poems I have written over the years...
This one is called "Ceremonies of Light and Dark" inspired by the episode of the same name in the series Babylon 5. Babylon 5 changed my life. Not because it opened my eyes to ideas and truths I didn't already know but because it validated the ones I already held in my heart and had never heard given voice before. J. Michael Straczynski. I'd like to thank him. I and so many others are so grateful for his brave work and insight into the true nature of our Universe...
“Ceremonies of Light and Dark”
I have been Reborn
— before
In a mountain cabin
on a hill side
I saw the review
— of the life
I saw the people
the place
knew it was true
“Ceremonies of Light and Dark”
I have died
given up
cried into the chains of pain
held a knife in my hand
ready to … begin
“Ceremonies of Light and Dark”
on a cushion
sitting Zen
I became everything
— and nothing
the light erupting
— from
Inside my mind
and I saw…
“Ceremonies of Light and Dark”
the rage
the hate
the resentment
the shedding off
the hurling out
towards …
“Ceremonies of Light and Dark “
touching the mind of angels
demons
and gods
— to find
they were not so different
from my own
“Ceremonies of Light and Dark”
what was Is
What Is
has always been
What would I give up
that means so much to me?
What secret would I tell?
That I’ve never told before…
“Ceremonies of Light and Dark”
The light that I shine
The dark that I hide
Both …
a Ceremony
in the Sanctuary of Life
SMC © September 2, 2016 Credit/Inspiration: Babylon 5 “Ceremonies of Light and Dark”