The Dark Night of the Soul

who am I

once identity is stripped away

when labels such as

mother, sister, daughter,

or even woman

disintegrate

what is left

when body fades

is observer still there

or do I simply dissolve

never to be again

or perhaps to be

in a new form

once the timeless time has passed

what lies beyond form

is there space for an I

or a you

when distance ceases to exist

when boundaries superimpose

leaving only pure awareness

of the entirety of it all

everything everywhere

all the time

happening simultaneously

is it not just chaos

or is it instead unruly peace

where all arguments exist

yet remain paradoxically answered

the "I" of the storm if you will