forever lost (a stranger to myself)

How can I find true peace and comfort

If I remain forever

A stranger to myself

If I will not kneel on down

Deep inside the mud

When my challenged soul cries out to me

From within the depths

Of this epic flood?

Surely at one time we were

Only these tiny seeds

Floating in the amniotic fluids

That contained our partial destiny

As we grew we needed to be held

In some way

Or beheld as precious

But instead so often who we were

Became a source of ridicule

Mystery or shame

That is why I beg of you

Do not turn away from pain

Please give yourself the gift

Of coming to know

Yourself

Do not fear when the deluge hits

But turn to face it and embrace it

Yes, at one time you were only a leaky boat

Tossed adrift on wild seas

That made no sense

But now as an adult

You have the gift of emerging consciousness

Attune to your soul

Do not say it means nothing at all

There is a part of you that longs for you

And until you hear it and make sense of it

Many parts that make you who you are

Will remain

Forever

Lost