Maybe there are ways to be happy
That you have not discovered yet
That lie along the path of broken bones
And painful stones
That get stuck inside your shoes
Maybe there is a wholeness you will find
When you accept the fall
Deep into the hurting ground of your Self
And learn to finally nurture the abandoned seeds within
There is a peace that you will find
Surrounding you
If you open you heart to it all
Even as your resistant ego
Tries to convince you to contract
Find a way to open,
Not close
Deepen into your breath
Behold the wholeness hidden
Even within the center of the pain
And know that
Even as sorrow falls down like rain
Happiness too may be even closer
Than your mixed up soul
Ever dared to hope
Emerging From The Dark Night 