…and eventually we realize that enlightenment
Is just the beginning.
It is the simple seeing of things
As they actually are.
And after that.
After that!
Well you have to taste the ice cream
To truly know its sweetness.
after you get to heaven –
the fun of exploration.
The sunset –
that started
As the promise of warmth in a dark morning –
Has become a fire so large
That burned me down to nothing.
And only now that I am empty
Can I truly know anything.
Only now that I know myself,
Can I perfectly love you.
(And that is what I want)
Now, only after every fight has fled,
Can God reclaim
The land of my heart.
