A little girl

On the banks of a ruthless river
I saw a girl staring into the space.
Close she was to the fast running waters.
Still her face was as the river attempted to reach for her bare feet.

Frightened by the scene, I approached the little girl,
Wanting to protect her from the river and danger.
Surprised I was to see no fare in the girl’s eyes.
Instead, wisdom and peace reflected in her eyes.

“Aren’t you frightened? “– I asked a girl.
She looked me in the eyes and I felt as if she looked into my soul.
“No” – she said. “The river can not harm me, unless I let it to.”
Her answer struck me. How can she be so sure?

“Life is a river.” – she said to me after a moment of silence.
“Sometimes the current is very strong like it is today.”
“And then it slows down. That’s when it is safe to cross.”
“No matter what, I choose how much the river affects me.”

Silence was my answer to the little girl.

Lost...

Lost in the motion of emotion.
Lost in anxiety and fare.
Lost in the feeling of exhaustion.
Lost in the feeling that the world is not fair.

Lost my soul is.

I say my prayer but my soul and heart are filled with silence.
I repeat my mantra again and again
Until I hear its echo in my mind
But my heart does not answer.
How dead can I be?
I hear no answer…

Rebirth

Reborn again, as if I have never been alive.
The air is so still and fresh.
I kneel on the ground and pray.
No words come out of my mind.
Only my heart speaks.
My heart speaks like it has never spoken before.
My heart is singing the song of the gratitude.
My heart is drunk on love.

My journey

I come out of the woods.
Long has my journey been through the dark forest.
My body feels numb and my eyes are aching for light.

The light is shining ahead of me and around me.
My skin feels the touch of warmth.
I welcome the joy of the light at the end of my dark journey.