we move toward a fuzzy splotch of light
in a perpetual fog
and think what we imagine
is the reality we see
who can say otherwise?
who can tell an eternal Clear Light
from the mere ordinary blaze
of a noon-high sun?
every illusion we can muster
at best serves to hold us steady
we know it is merely a lesser piece
or a misunderstood part of our
apprehension of a vast Plan
but without such
how much worse off
would we be?
perhaps virtue will
mitigate the dark chaos of ignorance
give us the thread along which
we can pull ourselves
to a higher condition of being
until we pull ourselves
high enough to be free
of all conditions
but we need virtue to do that
and not slide off the grease
of our own threads
do we know virtue?
do you? do I?
don't take someone else's word for it
it would just be another distraction on your way
better to just do what you do
with a firm conviction
in doing it for its own sake
and not waiting for a reward
from something outside yourself
even if you think that thing
is God
we stand in the shades of our own worlds
but those shade admit
to a shining Light
do not ignore that Light
even if you cannot comprehend it
it is what allows you to see
all that there is
and then you will see a fog lift
and then you will see the other's universes
and see how intwined theirs are with yours
and then you will know
and no longer be a shade in your own world
Content (c) 2008-2011 Philip Milito.
