Bereft
Subdued and alone
nose to the lightness of air
becoming a part of the source
of this tranquil splendor
inhaling the breezes of long rolling tides
nibbling at a golden shore
I have sheltered my sorrow in the layers of myself
leaving my earthly connection
escaping in stoic stares at an empty distance
that loses its definition transformed
into a beautiful nothingness
The weight and heaviness of grief
pulls on my physical self
pinning it to the core of the earth
where all souls are born then taken
Centering on an island of a simpler place
I change into a windbreak
deeply rooted in stillness
in the belly of essential calm
that lies within me
contemplating time, distance……
This peace, this harmony
dwells deeply in a mask
of death and war, hate with little justice
My body bereft on the shores of submission
waves passing, lifting and gently fall
shifting with each crest of hope
venturing further and further away
from the horizon of despair
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