There’s no going back once the heart opens
When the mind has deserted the flesh, to
Leave only the pure and raw soul behind
To connect with that which it wishes
It is the moment you cross the limits,
Arbitrary lines society draws
For how can it be said to be so wrong
To share yourself with the universe?
Like the blazing stars scattered through the sky
We are children of the elements, and
All vulnerable to the magnetic pull
Of forces fierce though they are unseen
You’ll find yourself drawn unexplainably;
To some but not others you will collide
Float in gossamer webs of honesty,
When it feels right to spill all secrets
Each star different, composition unique
No encounter can ever be the same
And by meeting so many reflecting orbs
You’ll see yourself in new, glowing ways
Each soul is precious, for different reasons
By sharing with them your life is enriched
With blissful beauty and such shining light
That takes you soaring with true delight
But still you may flinch, feeling hesitant
Fearing the judgment of the ignorant
Who frown, labelling you a deviant
For failing to guard your façade
Then pausing, you’ll find yourself questioning
Shunning the inner deep desires which burn
Yearning for openness, craving sweet love
That skips and sings, lacking all limits
And suddenly, what was pure becomes dark
Branded as sinful and shaming your name
Then sickened with yourself, you will tumble
From euphoric heights, back down to earth
Back to a world where you step cautiously
Trying to calm a rapid racing heart
And treading as though across broken glass
Your spirit’s dance loses its wild grace
Then until you embrace once again, the
Melodious music playing within
You’ll be haunted by a bleeding, longing
Whisper of the tortured, caged ghost of your fire
Image: Josephine Sacabo