Enlightenment

A romantic thought of death is to believe their the ones alive Although we embrace the living perhaps we are the ones with covered eyes I pondered on this notion during my peaceful walks through hell Aligned with rusting treasures thrown from foolish wishing wells Considerately it comforts me with a temporary escape Deep within meditation I elevate my mind beyond my grave Giving a life unto the ghost inside of this hollow shell While the living say to cast the dead to rot amongst themselves But I believe death has the potential to become one with perfect light Slowly removing darkness until we ascend into new heights Although at times it may be difficult and sometimes filled with pain Those who have endured will prevail eternally inside of grace So as life is like dirty water and within the depth of all its murk I am the lotus flower reborn, cleansed, and free of dirt While the world around me is muddy, dismal, harsh, and filled with gloom I will achieve enlightenment and beneath the sun my soul shall forever bloom ~ JJF ~ You must be a lotus, unfolding its petals when the sun rises in the sky, unaffected by the slush where it is born or even the water which sustains it ~ Sai Baba ~