Clarissa Clark
A symphony
of harmonious flighted creatures
that sing
at the rising of the sun.
Ever changing
are the finite spirit forms,
gracefully gliding
through the sky and beyond.
In start
of every new beginning.
Clouded hues
segue into one another
as dawn
approaches the morning sky.
Eyes peer
through half opened lids
waking slowly
with the powerful stretch of
rejuvenated muscles
to honor the presence of another day.
Flighted creatures
make home in the tall
green bushes.
Together they greet the rising world.
Waving branches
bid 'good morning' to the passerby's,
in hope
that the earthlings below
take notice
of their majestic beauty.
Green hairs
blanket the moist earth
and intermingle
with fallen teardrops from nearby
tall bushes.
Forms without spirit dissolve into
chocolate sand,
that is food for the non-traveling
ground dwellers,
so the bushes may shade, house, and feed.
Deep breaths
are heard as the atmosphere exhales
fresh air
into the lungs of all nearby earthlings.
Tiny monsters
make home in the green covered
chocolate sand.
They crawl with many feet
through jungle
that is, to us, sprouting green hair.
Sky dwellers
have many feet, and many wings.
No feathers,
but tiny, contorted, aerodynamic bodies.
Wind gliding,
to travel far across the land
fulfilling destinies.
Sky dwellers
are food for the flighted creatures.
A cycle;
a synergistic food chain for all life.
Blissful beauty
in its absolute finest.
Formless spirits
serve as infinite energy for the finite
earthly masterpiece.
A world of divine forms,
living harmoniously
under the glee of the rising sun.
My body is curled like a ball,
As tears cling
to the growing sadness
In the room with moving walls.
What have I done?
Asking myself
This fatal question.
What have I now spun?
I'll perk my shoulders straight,
And gather
My growing strength
Knowing it's never too late.
I can finally see the inner light
That illuminates
My wounded soul.
Now, the walls don't feel so tight..
Suffocated with my own hands,
But all I have to do
Is let go,
So I can finally take my stand.
My message isn't too far,
Why it's projected
Through youthful eyes,
Like the savior of the north star.
Swimming in a sea
Of flying
Creatures,
I've never felt so free.
So free,
So free.
I've never felt so free.
There is a change
I have to make.
A change for the better;
A change towards happiness.
I'm lying to you,
Yes you: everyone.
I've cheated myself
And the ones I love.
Why do I do this?
Why do I make myself
suffer?
I'm numb; numb
To my self hate.
No wonder,
I don't want to
Remember
The horrible things
I've done.
Its not like I've killed
Or have done anything
Against the law.
But what I've done
Would disappoint
So many people;
The people I love most.
So,
I have to change.
I cannot change my past,
But I can change myself
Now.
What do I have to do
To make my change?
What do I have to do?
I need to tell someone
Of all my sins.
I need to let you know
Through another soul.
I need to know
I won't be judged.
I need to know
I'll be listened to.
I need to know
That everything will be alright.
I don't just need to,
But I want
To change.
I want to change
For you,
For myself.
At least
I know where to start.
Ill start by changing
Myself.
Secrets, secrets
Are no fun
Unless you've shared them
With everyone.
I'll do just that.
Through you,
My friend.
Because I have a feeling,
You're the one
That will listen
With open arms.
Well in reality,
I've chosen you
To be my listener,
My consoler.
Because I don't want
Anyone else to know.
Goodbye,
My secrets.
Goodbye,
My old self.
Goodbye.
Don't fight it,
Whatever 'it' is.
Surrender
To everything that is.
That
Is the only way
To live in peace.
By Surrendering
To everything that is.
In the heart wrenching storm
eyes that see, cannot
through the dimming mist
of a dusk that unravels time.
Thunder clashes
as lightening bolts
representing our own
torment and fire.
The torment and fire
that rage within our
starving souls,
our starving souls.
How weak, yet powerful
is the hate
that tears through
our delicate flesh.
Wounded are we,
by the unmasked monster
that lives inside of us.
We are not
to let that guilt thrive;
we are not
to let our hate survive,
but to let the sunshine
that glows through our weeping eyes
be revived.
Smile
every once in a while,
for no storm
ever lasts forever.
Let our love be free,
and our hate be lost,
for we cannot afford
to let both
go unfounded.
In the end
of a heart wrenching storm
eyes that see, can
through the clearing mist
of a dawn that unravels time.
Life can find no substitute
when the end comes to love.
Two hearts intermingle
and become the one
they always were.
The hope that flourishes
underneath the lifeless games
create an everlasting spark
that subsists the reason
to keep on with life.
On and on
the cycle goes,
creating art with every breath.
An art that reveals
Passion,
Pain,
Joy,
Love,
Dreams,
and success.
Anything
that demonstrates
anything less,
shall not be deemed art.
Art is in the living,
as only the living
can see the beauty
that exists in everything.
In my hand,
and in my soul,
I possess the ability
to create.
To bring to life
the imagination
that dances
so freely within me.
To experience the art of creation
is a treasure;
The treasure
that every pirate
was looking for.
Live, and it will be found.
I can see paradise,
she isn't too far ahead.
So on this road
I will continue to tread.
My whole life i've waited
for the love I see,
and now I have attained
the much needed esprit.
I've wished and hoped,
I've cried and laughed
as i've been standing
on my lifeboat's aft.
Here i've been
for as long as I can remember,
but now the fire has grown
from this simmering ember.
Closer and closer
is my dreamland
with every step
and journey I withstand.
I'll stand strong
against the test of time.
For timelessness
is more than just sublime.
Come and dance
this path with me.
for paradise
is the only life I see.
You’re so beautiful
And your eyes simply glow.
I love your laugh
And your hugs keep me warm.
Your voice soothes my heart
And your lips tingle my skin.
I love you.
All of you.
Forever.
Always.
For, we always were
And always will be.
Sunshine breaks through the windows,
warmth and wind beat upon my forehead
and a smile breaks out with sheer joy.
My body soaks
in the peaceful surroundings
as I rest soundlessly upon my bed of clouds.
My heart is tucked under the gentle wing
of bliss,
like an eaglet nurtured
under the comfort of her mother
as the noble pair soar high
above the land.
My still mind
mimics the pauses between the swaying breeze;
The utter silence that illuminates
the peace within.
My body shakes with awakening
as my self experiences satori
for the first time.
As I intently observe
the life force flow in and out,
now is love,
and I finally am.
As I bask in the glowing sun
that peers through the blinds,
I have been blessed with sight,
for now I can see.
The wind opens the clouded curtains
to reveal the shining sun.
This glorious orb had winked, however uncertain
That the wink was directed to only one.
I saw this phenomena, and felt
as if I was revealed all truth.
In this game of life, I was dealt
With the eternal heart of a youth.
Granted to me
by that life giving sun
Was the power to see;
A gift that cannot be undone.
So I blinked one eye
And winked in reply.
I continued upon my way
and saw in the distance, a creature.
His teeth were on display
and squinty eyes added to the feature.
Twas a smile that was given to I,
and felt as if I was one with his soul
as I caught this beauty with my eye;
Just then I was complete and whole.
I was so graciously given
By this beautiful creature
The heart to keep on livin'
As his smile was my greatest teacher.
So I stretched my lips from ear to ear
and smiled back, for I was no longer in fear.
The trees shook and rustled
as I was slowly passing by.
And as the leaves bustled
I glimpsed the wave as they said hi.
I stood still to stare,
as the leaves were dancing a greeting.
I felt the love that we do share,
'cause my heart was aflame and beating.
I was knowledgeably instilled
By this humble, but noble tree;
my quest for friendship is fulfilled;
'cause I learned that there is always a we.
So with my hand, a branch I did take
as I returned the lovely handshake.
I heard the blissful chatter
of a girl years younger than I.
I asked what was the matter;
'I'm laughing!' was the reply.
Her carelessness got the better of me,
and in her freedom I cheered with rejoice,
as we danced and shared the eternal glee.
I was jubilant to hear the guffaw in her voice.
I was so ecstatically presented
by this lightened and carefree soul
with the sense of freedom, cemented
knowing that, of myself, only I am in control.
So I took her hand, and gave a great bellow,
as I gave her a laugh like a jolly 'ol fellow.
I could feel the totality of the earth
in my humble, but powerful heart.
I was a part of the on-going mirth
as I saw creation as God's art.
I could feel the boundless love
that was radiating from every being.
Twas the state of bliss I had been dreaming of;
A feeling that is oh so freeing.
I was permanently endowed
by this force I was so familiar with,
with a love, of which I am proud;
A feeling that is more than just a myth.
So I vulnerably opened my heart with pride,
and returned that love worldwide.
Ever since the day
of those subtle realizations
I have made a point of each today
to join in the celebrations;
by laughing, loving, and befriending.
Love flows as easily as breath,
You'll take it in, and just as surely
You'll give it out.
It becomes harmony,
The opposite of pain.
For if pain rains on you,
You haven't loved yourself.
Touch becomes irresistible,
Beauty becomes all you see,
Hope becomes the dance of life,
And with love,
Dance becomes eternal.
The sensations enter freely,
Without a mind in sight.
Why, incredible sensations
Are all you're left to feel.
The eyes of the loved glow
A million fireflies,
The skin turns to silk,
The lips like sugar.
For this love does not end
In separation,
It magnifies.
Growing every single second
Even in distance.
Fearless I have become,
Temptation I have destroyed.
I possess a new power,
A newly discovered strength.
The strength to love thyself,
For only now I experience
What it truly means to love.
Fly beyond the seamless edge of wonder.
Flap your broken wings just a little bit further.
The feathers that pin to your skin, ripple against the speeding wind.
So fly into the sun's heat on the coldest of days,
and release all of your discovered power into
the heart of the moon.
The smile of a star will scatter light inside your soul.
Fly above the worst of the fight, looking upon the blindest of them all.
Embrace the sight of the invisible.
Twirling in circles,
creating mindless art.
Let yourself drown in the bottomless air.
Fly through the clouds,
swimming in all it's passing glory.
The trail of your life will leave it's mark.
Retrace the steps and you'll find yourself heavy,
the wobble in your knees will fail you.
But if you continue to fly,
then you are untraceable.
What lies beyond our consciousness
is energy unfathomable.
Eluding our senses
with vibrant colors,
rich aromas,
and delicate membranes;
within them
lies something more.
Eccentric,
Understanding,
Sentient,
Aware,
Connected beings.
Personas that reciprocate
to love
with growth and joy,
and reacts
to destruction
with decay and sorrow.
Understanding the cosmic relations
bound to its life;
Feelings exude from within,
as they contain the energies of emotion,
responsive to death and intent.
Holding a capacity for memory
and creates attachment;
beings of such,
require love.
An acute awareness inheres within,
to be utterly conscious of surroundings.
An awareness so complete,
so attuned,
so incomparable.
A connection to Man unsurpassed,
how they delight in the happiness
of Man,
blooming evermore
calling on infinite bliss.
Beautiful creatures immobile,
yet crucial to Human existence.
Giving sweet air
and succulent food,
tending to health
while supplying peace and tranquility.
My heart conjoins with their love,
for life is wondrous in every aspect:
Mankind,
Animals,
Insects,
and
Plants.
Dedicated to my mentor, Dr. Douglas Graham.
In a young girl's heart
there is happiness
and carelessness;
and as I hurled my little body
through the fields of tall grasses
there was timelessness
and freedom.
But,
as the days and nights
passed me by,
I began to learn of past and future.
I was taught
to prepare for the future
every moment of my waking hour.
I was taught
that with future
comes a past,
that since others
hold onto my past words and actions,
I should too.
As each day and night
continued to pass on by,
I began to learn of pain
and how to attach and identify myself
with that suffering.
The hurt grew stronger
as I witnessed
words of destruction being spewed
from the angry lips of people;
as I witnessed
the crime and actions of those mortals,
who simply needed love,
yet were justified as “bad people”;
as I witnessed
my own mother and father
express violence and hate
to each other
and themselves.
As the light of day and darkness of night
continued on,
I began to learn of entrapment and authority.
My animated nature
was condemned by adults and peers alike.
I experienced my soul diminishing
as those in authority
attempted to control my inherent curiosity.
And as those days and nights
continued to pass me by,
there was no change
in the substance of my youthful education.
I eventually retained, engrained, and acted upon
the new collective understanding.
The knowledge of society
that I was trying to figure out;
the concepts and beliefs
about the life of others
and the society of humans
that was forced upon
my subconscious mind.
Yet each idea I was unwillingly imbued
grasped no true meaning within
and lacked a sense of righteousness.
In a young lady's heart
there grew torment and fear.
And as I started to forget
those timeless days
spent under the sun and blue skies,
disconnection and sorrow developed.
My head began spinning
within the cycle of madness
that encircled my surrounding society.
A fear change
was controlling my life path,
yet the situations and people in my presence
began to transform.
There was a new understanding to be learned
but at the time of my somber confusion,
I was unaware of this fear-infusing change
being for the better.
As the suns and moons rose and set,
my breath was being suppressed
beneath the heavy burdens
I was taught to carry.
I began to find temporary refuge
in the ruinous activities
of attempting to find happiness and freedom
in untruthful relationships,
late night destructions,
and seemingly innocent masks.
I was afraid of change;
afraid of a change
that I had no control over.
But as the suns and moons
continued to rise and set,
I began to dread and have pity on my life.
I realized I was searching for the light
in my self-created cloud of darkness,
so I started to accept the reality
that ongoing evolution in oneself
as a way of life.
So as the sunlight and moonlight
shone their passing luminescence,
thus began the opening
of my eyes
and heart.
I came across a familiar,
but forgotten,
way of life
that stood out to me
for the first time.
My dreams longed
for change in the world,
but I was unable to pinpoint
the areas that needed transformation.
I remembered meeting a man
living a strange kind of life,
and I thought I should meet with him
once more.
As the days and nights
walked on by,
I learned with enthusiasm
for the first time.
I grew content with letting go
of the attachment to the past;
letting go
of my fear of change;
letting go of the collective understanding
I couldn't make sense of.
My father introduced this man to me
who opened doors in my brightening life
that I didn't know existed until then.
This man
spoke without contradiction
and focused on who I was
as a living being.
And I conceived,
as the days and nights
continued on,
that this man
shared a vision
with the minority of others
and I;
a vision
of recreating the paradise on earth;
a vision
of unity,
well-being,
and peace
among every living creature;
a vision,
I came to realize,
that I can help expand and grow
if I started the change within myself.
In a young woman's heart,
there is happiness
and carelessness.
And as I run through
the familiar fields of tall grasses,
there is timelessness
and freedom.
Because of two men,
early on in my life,
I have taken on
a different kind of path.
I now seek happiness and love
through my connection with nature
and personal congruencies.
I have liberated myself
from my past life
and have embraced who I am
right now.
And I have forgiven those mortals
who are involved in the collective dictation,
acting upon anger and hate,
because their heads and hearts
are painfully swirling
with the insanity of society.
Because of these two men,
these simple human beings
who guided me to the open doors
in my life,
my existence is dedicated
to our powerful
and profound vision;
I am dedicated
to helping those suffering lives,
lost in their clouds of darkness,
to the everlasting light of paradise.
To help them realize
that they don't have to keep living a life
void of such a resplendent reality.
Thank you,
for helping find my own light
and allowing the freedom
to radiate that glory
and let it brighten my life
as well as the life of others.
We,
as a whole in our minority,
have created a ripple of truth
that will expand to the mass consciousness
and transform every aspect
of life on this planet
to our vision of an absolute
peaceful,
loving,
brilliant,
unified,
thriving,
compassionate,
vibrant,
growing
and everlasting
heaven on earth.
How can anyone
run from the world,
believing they're running
to find themselves?
For, the world
IS themselves.
You do not lose
what is already found..
We are what we perceive.
Perceive differently,
and you change.
Perceive love,
and you're love.
Perceive happiness
and you're happy.
Simplicity
is the essence of life,
and what could be more simple
than being?
Pondering rain,
drops of new,
and pats of old.
Contented sighs exude from my heart
as light scatters in colors
through the broken clouds,
the whole world
resides in that one rainbow...
The earth in its entirety
sinks into the darkness,
sweet hues
fade into a deep freckled purple;
asleep is the innocent;
wide awake
is the curious explorers
in love.
A nighttime symphony
awards an applaud
from the beats of the racing hearts;
alive and united.
A moment fully experienced,
God's grace
flows in the form of wind,
the warming breeze
lightly caresses
the skins of bare,
quietly blessing His children
to eternity,
Forever in awe with one another.
The sun boldly makes its arrival,
slowly spitting fire
into the beloveds below.
Somehow,
joy finds its way,
intertwined
within the arising glowing daytime -
even in the crashing water;
a mesh of beauty
is always present.
In the arms
of security,
love,
warmth,
and bliss,
one finds earthly manifestations
of His dream;
one embraces the energy
of His life.
Contented sighs
exude from my heart
with truth and beauty.
For my surroundings
sit modestly within me...
The universe holds energy infinitely;
the soul holds the universe in its entirety:
eternal and infinite is both as a pair
Like day and night,
like sunshine and rainfall,
like you and I.
The streams of pastel hues
run from the dissipating horizon.
Mother Nature's arms hug my skin
in the damp breeze.
Inspiration has found me...
Traveling from the depth of my soul,
it exudes outwards from my goose-bumped skin.
It travels from the fleeing sun
and enters my heart
with an impact of emotion.
What is inspiration?
An energy with the ability
to change a perception.
A feeling
that drives an inner passion
to a long-lived dream.
What inspires?
Life can inspire;
beauty can inspire;
sounds and words can inspire.
Only
if we allow the energy
to encompass our essence,
if only we have harbored
the ability to receive
unlimited power
through barriers
that no longer exist.
A sense of bliss
is accompanied
by the energy of inspiration.
A thought conceived
following the shiver
of God's gifted force,
can be one of greatness.
Overpowering a lethal cognition,
one has conveyed splendor
in a mere second.
Stature for life abound,
joy is prevailing
because of pure inspiration.
An energy of power
that can transform
moral conceptions
into motivational actions.
A force simply within
and without.
Let yourself be immersed
in the omnipotent power
of inspiration.
Let it whisk you into benign change,
and lift you beyond your boundaries.
Be inspired;
Inspire
and you will be.
A glance has been sent my way,
it's the look of a hopeful creature.
My eyes met with his,
and I saw ease within his soul.
My heartbeat was merging perfectly
with the rhythm of my breath.
All I heard was the flow of life
streaming within.
I felt content
staring into the depth of his spirit.
I've looked upon his being
from afar,
interested in his dreams;
hoping to learn his name.
We stared for some time,
so I took his hand,
and ran off with his fingers
locked in mine.
We ran towards the rising sun,
as the day was just beginning,
yet I realized there's no such thing.
I smiled as we ran
into the tall grasses,
swaying with the orchestra of the wind;
dancing for the approaching daylight.
He and I joined the celebration
and flung our arms into the air.
Squeals of laughter added to the music,
as we twirled under the ribbons of daybreak.
Finally, without a word being said,
we laid upon the damp earth
in rest.
His warm body next to mine
struck my interest.
He stood above me and gazed into my eyes
as I sat beneath him.
I asked him his name,
the first words spoken between us,
and he replied:
Freedom.
His body slowly melted into me,
as if he had entered my body,
and I engulfed his own.
I searched around
to see no one was there.
Freedom was inside of me,
and repeated those words.
My body levitated
above the mortal ground,
and I said farewell
to the cage I have escaped from.
I have been released
into the clouds above.
You can find freedom too,
just merely search within.
He hides inside of you.
I want to be true to myself,
and tell of lies no more.
I want to explore congruency,
and cease the inner wars.
How can I create peace,
if I haven't known it yet?
To live in utter bliss,
and be free of hatred's debt.
Who am I?
I am who I pretend to be,
who is really no on at all.
I only am when I am free.
Well, when will I be free?
When I finally realize
that I always have been
and take off this silly guise.
To be scared of one's habits
is to let them defeat.
I want to change
and let that change complete.
I know the way to love,
and I know what I must do;
it is only first
that to myself I be true.
Oh, such a natural state
the still mind is.
A blissful feeling nurtures
the heart of His.
The world is seen
through majestic eyes.
Happiness is,
while the clock-time dies.
Every moment of now
needs the full and acute attention
your being can allow,
or you live not in this dimension.
The virtue of being
lies below the surface of disconnect.
An insight so freeing,
one must merely take the time to reflect.
What is this joyful state of living?
Where one finds their heart alive,
in a natural state of forgiving;
In which the human soul does thrive.
An unconscious society
has plagued our purity.
We act with impropriety,
and live in obscurity.
Yet, there are the few
that have embraced intense awareness,
who will now renew,
and bring to life, the act of fairness.
So humanity may live with peace;
so the world may be fully reborn,
so our own soul can find release;
so the robe of unity will be worn.
Every one of nature's spirits are bound
from the inside out.
The full power of wholeness can astound,
past the edge of doubt.
Oh, how stillness lies
beneath the rubble of the mind.
And to our surprise,
we see, yet are completely blind.
But hope still reigns
in the magic of my essence,
for bliss remains,
as we start the convalescence.
As the fervor of the embracing
band into the promise of one,
I smile as the world is racing
towards a change that has long begun.
So with my fellow earthlings, I plead:
Live fully in every short moment's now,
for without each second's eternal leave,
how can we cherish if we disavow?
