Long for this

Some of us long for this

To feel the pure swell of emotion

Moving through us

And liberating us to answer

And feel the deepest call of our souls

And yet sometimes we find

That truer feelings masquerade

Under complex fears

And thoughts that only serve

To keep us trapped

Within the prison we created

In our mind

Locking the door firmly closed

From the inside

And blaming the world

But in time

Perhaps with enough loneliness

We see that much more deeply into truth

These were just the triggers

To drive us home

To a deeper understanding

Challenging us to find the fire within

That could burn us free of obstacles

In order to see what longing or needs

Lay hidden

Underneath

Sometimes too it is best

Not to let sleeping dogs lie

But give them means

To hunt and roam

Or howl like a wild wolf

Under the light of a moon

Reflecting the sun’s illumination

To our awakening soul