The Other Side of The Veil

It only makes Sense
that there has Always been
Two Sides
To That Veil
that has Always kept me Back.

I spoke of it as The Veil of Truth;
Tried to peer through its hazy
Transparency.
I felt so grandiose
simply because I could see,
That there was one.

The Knowledge of this
isolating bondage;
a bondage made from
the suffocating weight
of cheese cloth--
Allowed me to be Held in Place
Complacent,
Stuck,
Deceptive --
To myself and the others
Gracing me with their Love and Patience.

I wish I could say
"Suddenly, It was lifted"
But it has been a Long Hard Look
and a Work for a Determined,
Dark Soul.
But in the Light of the Morning's Dawn
I see....

I see that One side is Truth
The Other, Deception.
Deception of Self,
Lies to My self.

The Veil of Truth
is
The Veil of Deception.

They are One...

Cheese Cloth...
Transparent...
So Light,
So Precarious,
Yet so Strong
So Resistant
to Movement, Growth, Living...

Desire
Sweat
Sleeplessness
Admitting
Honesty
Tears
Trust
Despair
Hopelessness
Determination


All these, Cycling
Time and time, again.
And Strength...
To Pull the Cords
Such Heavy, Burdensome Cords
To Lift this Veil
That, in weight, is light enough
To be Blown away
with Just a Puff of Breath....
or a Seed of Faith.

If only it were that easy....
Alas, only worth the work you expend???
Exhausting but True...

I Spoke of This veil
As hiding from Me
'...That which is Essential...'
As it turns out;
It was Simply the Truth,
About Myself.
And that is The Most Essential
thing that We can Know.

And at this spot of Beauty
in my Journey,
I Can see So Clearly now
That I constantly
Fanned those Fireflies Away;
Away from the Delicacy of their Work
of Lifting That Veil.
But Back then,
I wasn't ready for anything more
Than the Protection it provided.
At certain points along the Journey,
We can only See so much.

We must keep Walking.
Keep Searching,
Listening
and Loving;
Loving Ourselves and those we are
Blessed with along the Road,
To gain the Strength --
To See with True Sight,
Our True Self.

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