there’s no such thing
as straight and narrow
the path is winding and steep
on the edge of a cliff
and at times you have to
scramble and scale
before reaching a
breakaway
a clearing
an opening to the base
of an oasis
a lagoon
and then you’re sucked under
part of the tide
part of the
thundering
crashing
waves
and then you are the ocean
the
entire
ocean
you are the depths
And there’s no way to come up for air
this is breathing now
this is living
because you see that your
entire
surface
is touching the sky
you roll over to find
that at every inch of the other side
you and all of land collide
seeping in
you turn within
the mixing and shaping
the pressure
the fire inside
you are one and all in a
single
lonely
breath
the definition of hard-pressed
therefore separation
doesn’t exist
it never did
thus is hell
is falling into the illusory trap
that you were
ever on your own
no
you were never on your own
it’s all right here right now
and you get to decide
which side
of Heaven
to live in
today
stop accepting this idea that it’s
somewhere outside of you
and know
we never left
no
we will never leave you
no
we have always been here
always are here
always will be
here
NOW
H E A V E N
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