"I Am..." Series

The first poem of five in an exploration of my relationship to the Absolute.

1. I Am and Am Not God

I like both ideas

Which one is more true

It looks black and white

But is sounds more gray

Wherever you are

There it is you go

Turn my gaze outward

Or listen within

Flowers are laughter

Source in the Divine

Joy's a final Truth

A feeling that's mine

Words do create worlds

Music's from the heart

Poetry is both

Of self and yet not

An infant is there

And still found here

Who we'll pause to feed

While life presses in

Outwards or inwards

Both are just the same

Whether transcendent

Or as Immanent

Both are dreams of God

(Inward and Outward)

If I want to know

Where I need to go

Find my inner glow

I Am's Love will show