The Departure.

 

A whisper,

A thought

An ember that still burns

Deep in the heart,

In the bowels of the Earth.

Your body sings its release

And yet

Your thoughts feel trapped in its flames.

It must burn itself out in order to renew itself.

Then it will burn with a new passion,

A new life,

A new force of energy

That will,

In time,

Leave all things old behind.

An energy that will,

No matter how hard life becomes,

Return you to a new life,

On the dying breath of the old.

 

Listen to this whisper now,

This forgotten voice,

Deep inside.

Listen to its parting song

And honour its leaving.

It has been joined to your soul

And now must leave.

Grieve its release

But look forward

To the new.

 

The phoenix rises from,

the ashes of the old,

to embrace the new.

 

Let it be so.

Reviews

[Saleh Tayeh]

nice poem . i like the optimistic thoughts in it .. i wish only i could live with hope ... .. thank you ..
you have a nice spirit .. keep it up ..