Jake Aller Poet Free verse

Meeting God In the Lake

In my 61 years around the sun
I encountered God four times
At least I thought it was God
But could never be sure

The first time I met God
I had taken magic mushrooms
And had gone to a lake
And soon was tripping inside my head

Lost in inner space
Zoning out tuning in
Dropping down the proverbial rabbit hole

And then in the middle of my madness
I felt oneness with the universe
My body melted away
And I joined the universe

All boundaries dropped away
And I knew that the universe
Was alive and I was part of the Cosmos


And the Cosmos was part of me
And I wondered at that moment
If I was face to face with God
I asked God to reveal himself to me
And nothing happened

Just laughter as the whole universe
Burst into laughter
And the madness began to fade
And I slowly came down from the high
And became aware of myself

And I was no longer one
With the universe

I felt profoundly moved by the experience
Felt that I had achieved perhaps nirvana
Or felt the presence of God

The feeling faded over time
And I resume my quest to find God
But knew that I would never again
Come so close to the divine essence
Of the very Universe


published in Scarlet Leaf Review November 2017

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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart November 17, 2017 at 2:54 PM Wonderful pen! Conjured memories of a similar younger night, that open and oneness with the universe you so well described. Thank you!