Skies of Paradise

SKIES OF PARADISE

On wings of sacrifice

I long to soar

Going higher

Wanting more

The skies of detachment

Beckon as I strive

This is how

I feel alive

If only I could

Maintain this state

Alas I realize

Tis not my fate

The tendrils of mortality

Reach out

And pull me back

The strength to break free

I do lack

The demands of this world

Cannot be broken

If one thinks otherwise

They are mistaken

The challenge

That  holds true

Is the balance we strike

In what we do

One day

We’ll be free

Of this earthly realm

Where our soul

Will take the helm

Step by step

We draw near

To that realm beyond

Which our souls hold dear

Do not look down

On this world we know

For tis through its tests

We are destined to grow

And the more resilient

Our souls will show

Until we finally

To the eternal do go

-Shiidon, February 9, 2012

This poem reflects my thoughts these past few days.  This year that is unfolding promises to be full of surprises.  We shall see.  I continue to embrace the tests that continue to come to me.  I will face them as I always have, with a smile, at peace with life.