Monday 21 August 2017

Sacred Reunion


How long 
Will you continue 
To ignore
The anguished pleas
And 
Volcanic rage
of the young boy
Whom you evade
Through the daylight
So he dogs you
And haunts 
The silence of the night

Days turn to weeks
Weeks to months
Months to years
Yes that was him
Those nights
When you sat 
Bolt upright
Blood running cold
Having torn 
Yourself from sleep
With your own tormented scream

Remember the falling
Down, down, down
Faster and faster
This time
You open your mouth
To scream
And there's 
Nothing
Not a sound
You are in 
Desperate need of help
And you can 
Sound the alarm 
For no one

A heart aches for release 
From long-standing exile
Yearning the abyss of abandon
Be reconciled
With a new covenant 
Of 
Allegiance
The returning light
Fixed and focused
Illuminates
The labyrinthine chambers
Once desecrated through neglect
Which one again
Will echo the song
Of reverence 
And 
Reflect a sacred resurrection

Will you now
Ease his 
Tireless suffering
Love 
Comfort 
Reassure
Cherish
Encourage
Appreciate

You hold
The soul-sourced balm
That the likes of which
Exist in no other
Should you decline
There will be no peace
Rekindle this 
Sacred union
The holiest of relationships
And 
Know peace

You will find him
Deep within 
A secluded glade
Upon the banks
Of the river
He has wiled away
A lifetime
Calling your return
From the depths 
While 
Staring 
At the grief 
Reflected 
In the eddies and backwaters
Of 
The river

Go to him if you will
He has lived 
Alone & wild
For 
All his days
His trust 
Will not be won easily
Fits of rage
And outbursts
of 
Temper
Will test you
And
Your resolve 
To be there

Make no mistake
You will not 
Be welcomed straight away
However
 Turn your back
And you may find
You have expended
Your only opportunity
For reunion

Your search 
For the divine
Begins 
And 
Ends
Right here
With him
He is lock and key

You must convince him
You are no longer
His captor 
Your liberation 
and his
Are dependant 
on 
You

There is nothing 
You have done
Nor will you do
That 
Represents more entirely
Your responsibility
Nor your purpose...

R.O'Neill (August 21, 2017)

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