Last night I dreamt I dreamed a metaphor. It was short and vague, but clear enough to be able to pull something from it. I've been drowning in my mind having worked for most of the day and not able to write it down. But here it is - written on a whim - in about 5 minutes. Enjoy.
The shell surrounds me
It is a cage and yet a
shield
The shell keeps me and
saves me
I cannot be harmed
And can do no harm
Peaceful, content and
serene
I allow the shell to
envelop me
In this world and not of
this world
I am kept whole
And desire nothing more
My feet are planted upon
the firmament
That spans as far as my
eyes can see
Nothing can impede my
vision of this land beyond the shell
It is vast and full of
life
And of death
I dream
Of sights and sounds and
pleasures unknown
To one such as I
Yet even still I somehow
dream
And am tormented by their
reason
One of light shines in the
distance
It is vague and hard to
determine
Who or what manner of
being
Can be so far
And so near
The being is She
She travels through the
land
At a speed I almost cannot
see
She is pure
And She tears through the
shell
The split in the shell
opens
Like a maw left agape
I am forced through the
opening
I look down at my feet
And see I am the one
moving ahead
The She lifts to the
heavens
On wings made of light
I follow
Not caring where She goes
And not knowing if it
matters
I advance upon She
As She climbs higher into
the light
The scent of She
Intoxicates, invigorates
And presses one such as I
to long for one such as She
The snow white toes
Lead ever upward to heel
and leg and thigh
I extend my reach
Hoping to grasp skin
And feel the touch of
purity
Our journey breaches the
heavenly ceiling
She turns to look upon me
Just as flesh touches
flesh
I am gone
I am lost
And I do not know why
The ascent halts
I am weightless as She
travels on
Out of reach
My nightly wings are gone
And they cannot last in
the sun's gaze
Plummeting below canopy of
cloud
The expanse of earth rises
to greet
I peer once more skyward
The She is gone
And lost forever
The pain shall be
extraordinary
If only for a breath
I embrace it as I near the
climax
The end
And the eternal
Eyes of mine force open
Rising to my feet
I turn and question my
existence
And my meaning
And the shell surrounds me
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