The Heart Yearns & The Mind Follows
Candle burns quickly
Betraying the shifting of time
It is done but unseen in this moment
It is bigger than expected
So big I feel pulled to it
When it was to be pulled to me
I give up pieces of myself willingly
They are no longer needed
But the discomfort of them leaving
Envelops this moment
It’s a journey planned but unknown
Its outline rough
The details shifting with each passing day
Mind desires to pin it down
Spirit knows better than to try
I reach my hand out to touch it
It is fuzzy and soft
Warm and comforting
But the other side is shielded
It is that side that will have to be tolerated
It is not the whole
Not even half
But it comes with the deal
It is the small print
The unspoken
It won’t last long
But each moment of it filled with demands
It cannot be avoided
It cannot be embraced
It is just what is
Human nature will make its so
I walk alone into this undefined plan
Knowing others will join me there
But I can’t help but hesitate
Wonder
Dream
Of a circle of hands
Walking in together
It’s foolish thinking
Wanting something that is asking too much
But the heart yearns
And the mind follows
Engtovo ~ August 31, 2008
