Conscious

I see a man sitting alone by the tree,

It's dark, it's calm

Not a soul around to see.

The man is gazing away

Not a smile to crack, not a word to say

I don't know what's caught his interest

I'm curious,

Drawn to the scene now, like unquenchable lust.

I pick up the pace,

I walk toward his space

But he seems to go further and further away.

The closer I get the more he goes astray

It's like I'm walking in a dream

But everything is so real I want to scream!

I'm enchanted more than ever.

I need to see him, like a forlorn lover

I need to meet this charmer, this enchanter, this conjurer;

Just when I feel like giving in

There's a new surge of energy that engulfs me from within

Instantly, I feel a sense of calm

I am right behind the tree at the distance of an arm

My mind is quiet, my eyes are observing

All that matters is this place, this feeling, this moment.

I feel so sure, so right, it's unnerving

There's a burst of light on the other side of the tree

I walk up to it, stunned but what I see

It's not a man or a woman by the tree

That ball of light, it's really just me.

I'm looking at myself like I never have before

It's me but just different, so elegant, so pure

I feel happiness like I didn't know what it really meant until this moment

I feel humbled like it's a feeling I've been alien to, so potent

I smile every time I think back to that time

It was unlike any other, devoid of sin and crime

I was reborn that day, it's a treasure untold

When I met my source of energy, my ancient soul.