Within

Maybe they criticize for lack of understanding...
And maybe the misunderstood feel isolated because of the widening void,
The careless presence of ignorance,
The reason hope remains overly diminished.

When mercy is absent,
Everyone suffers.
When most remain stagnant,
Such a tendency may only further distort the solutions sought after...
But why go,
Out of your way,
To miss the point instead,
To cast away,
An opportunity to learn
From someone who does not think like you?
Rather, cherish the instance.
There is always a piece of information omitted,
That keeps the individual protected.
Stained glass exterior identities,
Fragile and delicate,

If only we'd find out sooner,
Nothing is certain.
Tension eases by the presence of connection,
Distance creates delusion.
Too focused on comparing qualities,
Countless shortcomings,
That you've missed the very essence,
Of what this existence has always been about.

The ground we all walk is undetermined.
Therefore,
Love when the urge springs to dwell.
Reflect,
When there's nothing left but a mind, home to echoes,
Providing the finest environment,
For inner interaction,
Beneficial,
Exalted,
The overlooked remedy,
Can be experienced by one concentrated retreat,
Gaze within,
When sickened by the piercing reality.

Forward

Ventured to a place,

Far from reality.

Delved right into a glistening wall,

Shimmering and cool.

Felt the wash of refreshing air,

Passed over,

As though suddenly,

Unearthed.

No wind,

And no blinding light.

Only glow,

Only fire flies.

Sight deceives well,

In this realm.

What once was,

Still attempts to make it's presence felt.

What no longer lives,

Walks through corridors,

Reaches out to touch,

Sending shivers down limbs,

Right before the awakening.

Resume daily routine,

Operate,

Speak,

Carry,

Love,

Reinforce,

Absorb,

Run,

Like the sun will not return.

The yearning never stops.

Nor do the impulses to be better.

Confusion comes in waves.

But still,

Fight to protect and keep your soul sane,

Even in the midst of immense doubt.

Matter

Get up.
Disrupt the fear you feel with intellect.
Dismantle the anxiety
Of failing, 
By failing,
Over and over,
Until discoveries reveal themselves.

Ride with ferocity,
Embrace the uncertainty,
Evoke majesty,
A stare,
May tear down walls,
But a single word,
May replenish the garden.

Time has never been so cruel.
Only as it is currently dwindling,
Do we tend to ignore it's presence.
Now, 
Stares in mirrors 
Return a blank face of what was endured.
Thus far,
Still Secure.
Thus far,
The sighs may still be heard in the distance of a suppressed memory.

Like daylight,
The motivation to hold on tight to dignity,
Never weakens nor halts in the perishing of the sky.

In flames,
In deep ocean,
In the vastness of space,
Who am I to underestimate my humanity?
When I am the child of the very matter that surrounds me.