Touch someone else in their heartache.

Know thirst before the rose is withered.

See bondage right before you.

Look out toward the horizon

and stand still.

Debate about enlightenment.

Accept only fragments of the words

that rush into your pond

creating rivers

before you even knew that it was raining.

It is not others who don the mask

oh no

It is you and it is I.

The salesman reeks of limitations

yet he is no different from any other warrior.

We all ponder our journey

and long to create an inner circle.

Our dreams should not be mapped

by forces outside our own imagination.

Expectations of flight should not be squandered

because others don’t see our wings.

All the secrets in the world cannot tell you

what you have missed

if you only planted one single minded tree.

Take pause… note a salesman has limitations.

They wear masks that do not show

their words are full of curtains.

Uncovered there is no tune

no whimsical musicians artwork

no fresh affirmations

that lead to new heights of refinement.

We should dance at midnight!

Feel satin on our skin

and culminate our boundaries

with a thousand and one questions.

Exalt the king inside

reproach the sounding dragon

ignore the fact that gifts are squandered

and seek out new ones.

Leave the dance exposed

when all is said and done

there is no wisdom past the mask

if the remnants of the empty salesmen

and his messages are unopened.

Decide that the page you turn

the affirmations you repeat

will be of your own making.

Step past the folded letter

it is not your law.

Reach higher

than where you thought you could barely touch

and light your own candle.

Be SIGNIFICANT to YOU.

——————–

Kathy Ostman-Magnusen

Fantasy Art Woman

I am a figurative artist and illustrator living in Hawaii.
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