[522] The Ascension Back Up

I emerge out of my shadow⁣⁣⁣
to bask in the light once more⁣⁣⁣
How many more lessons⁣⁣⁣
before I’ve seen it all⁣⁣⁣
Things that sparked joy no longer burn⁣⁣⁣
The world outside remains so inciting⁣⁣⁣
Yet I am a captive cranium⁣⁣⁣
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In a world where ⁣⁣⁣
feelings never meet thoughts ⁣⁣⁣
where life never meets death⁣⁣⁣
All I hear is a crackling ⁣⁣⁣
of my dimly articulated thoughts⁣⁣⁣
The will to find my purpose⁣⁣⁣
on a phantom road where my⁣⁣⁣
guilt resides as rosy thorns ⁣⁣⁣
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I am served on a platter ⁣⁣⁣
to be fed by the ravens ⁣⁣⁣
of all the time blurred ⁣⁣⁣
I want to find the will ⁣⁣⁣
to serve ⁣⁣⁣
the divine within ⁣⁣⁣
Maybe if the feelings cease⁣⁣⁣
it will reveal itself to me ⁣⁣⁣
Maybe one day I could say⁣⁣⁣
I am revealed, I am revealed

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Art by Chesley Bonestell