Transcending A Jaded Path

Drink your bitter tears
From a goblet of fire.
Transcend your longing
For resilient pearls 
Exploding along your
Jaded Path.

Let wonder feed rhythm
Stirring your turbulence.
For if ever there were a
More encumbered stream,
Savor tomorrow.

I tremble from your
Thunderous voice.
Concave dreams hold me
No more.
For I'm restless.  I can't pass through
An eye of a needle, but I hope to
Climb His stairway to heaven.

When fire rises from earthen
Vessels, my longing channels
Inner strength to feed my woes.

Bestowed upon my heart are
Remnants left by howling wolves.
They fester their cries to a moaning
Moon.

Dream away chantilly lace when
Cognizant seeds of sorrow envelope
Your tired soul.

I'm humbled by your untimely arrival.
For to renounce all frailties invites
Stoicism.

Shiver in mystic waters, 
And walk towards enlightenment.
However lost your spirit becomes, 
Always go with the Way.

There is no sunlight upon my face
When jagged knives cut through
Me.
For encumberment entails salty tears
Burning along sated flesh.

Where is my sunrise to welcome
Poignancy?
How can I belling you when
All has a price, but no value
To bend.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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Dietrich Avatar
July 25, 2026 at 7:49 PM
I kind of relate to some parts of this. Getting close to God can be a struggle I think. I enjoyed seeing this. Welcome to Soup
Stamatiou Avatar
July 25, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Thank you so much for taking the time to read my poem. I'm glad to know it resonated with you. I also appreciate your kind words regarding my piece.
Agustin Avatar
July 7, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Welcome to Poetry Soup. I welcome you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
Stamatiou Avatar
July 7, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Hello, Beata, I'd like to thank you for your kind words regarding my work.
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