[Thespiritexpress] The Pain of Separation

[lee michel alley]

Beautiful poem, Riantee, that I can closely feel as a fellow human experiencing life in this world, also.
with love,
Lee

> On Oct 31, 2022, at 10:11 AM, Riantee Rand via Thespiritexpress <thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org> wrote:
> 
> 
>> 
>> The pain of Separation
>>  
>> I am always discovering myself
>> in the little corners
>> that had been left in the dark for so long.
>> I have felt the pain of separation
>> from the very beginning
>> but didn’t know I was born with it.
>> It became this underlying sadness
>> that ran like a gentle stream
>> over the bed of the multi-colored pebbles
>> from all the events of my life.
>> I didn’t know the name of so old a presence,
>> but it became a melancholy,
>> affectionate friend
>> enveloping me through the stages of life.
>>  
>> It’s only when I stop re acting
>> the suffering of the world
>> that I find contentment hidden behind it.
>> It’s only when I am totally empty of myself
>> that I find the truth of Self.
>> It’s only when I stop resisting the original pain
>> that Sin dissipates out of existence.
>> It’s only when I acknowledge the state of bliss
>> always existing
>> that an inexhaustible source of strength
>> is activated within.
>>  
>> I find myself to be
>> a resourceful being I can count on
>> to lead me to safety every step of the way,
>> opening the joyful path for me to step on
>> and keeping me inspired,
>> breathed in spirit,
>> pregnant with the love
>>                                                              of all I encounter.
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