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poem: fool’s faith
Dreams overwhelmed you
so you set out on journey
far from home
you thought the answer
lie in a poem
the greater the fool
the greater the folly
too many roads
too many choices
a precipice
and
you at its edge
silence as adoration
a wolf on a leash
a dwarf soul
abstractions you cannot draw together
stray thoughts colliding
a precipice
and
you at its edge
muddled impulses
pull you in too many directions
till you are lost in them
an abandoned self
the self you set out to find
a precipice
and
you at its edge
step off
take the plunge
uncharted terrain
only a fool knows
only a fool would go
a precipice
and
you at its edge
shadows known as silence
melt away
and the sun rises
a yellow rose for your soul
a wolf on a leash
mortal and divine
a hero for your soul
sorrows pass like shadows
and leave untempered joy –
the act of adoration
so much light
it obscures
so much knowledge
it blinds
press your finger to your lips
here the gods whisper secrets
leap to a new birth
trust in a fool’s faith.
– matt at shadowofiris
