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  Dec 2016 Nic Sutcliffe
Dave Williams
the burden of proof rests on the accuser
failure of which would determine the loser
i shudder to think i was ready to lose her
if ever it turned out to be true

but then again,

the burden of trust lies with the diplomat
who flits back and forth, what's with that?
as hard as i try to figure where you're at
if it really, solemnly was you

rat-a-tat-tat, rat-a-tat-tat.

it's best not to judge but don't be naive
you never know what they've got stashed up their sleeve.
Nic Sutcliffe Dec 2016
Somewhere I know
Far across the seas
Drift the dreams of tomorrow
On this crisp winter breeze
The stars are the cat's eyes
That light up their route
The Moon
She guides them...
on The Cosmic commute
Nic Sutcliffe Dec 2016
I'll tell you a tale of two parts that were one
A sentient energy. A choice to become
Something more, for a moment, by splitting apart.
Each piece gained 6 senses… A body… A heart.

The lure of experience, of the human condition
Rediscovery of self; the noblest mission
But there was a catch! They must choose to forget
The oneness they once knew, A gamble... And yet

The choice to be human, to experience the mother
Until they would once again Find one another
Was filled with such promise, and freedom and choice
Joy, Love and friendship… all things to rejoice

Millennia had passed, through life and rebirth,
a thousand incarnations, Returned to the Earth.
They grew through the ages, knowing not their true goal
to find what they gave up, to become again whole

These fractured pieces, though complete on their own
Had within them a sense that, despite how they'd grown
Through epochs and lifetimes, Experiences true
One journey remained, each had to pursue

And then came that day, this last iteration
Through whispers cosmic, And familiar vibration
Two self-aware humans, A meeting by chance,
Saw their reflection in a momentary glance

There in that moment, they sensed the archaic
Connection to source; Universal mosaic
Their gaze pierced the veil of their lifetimes before
To the essence within, the kin at their core

Questions were answered, True purpose revealed
Both part of the same soul that longed to be healed.
Though physical distance would keep them apart,
Each recognised, the telepathy of heart

Knowledge familiar, the quest to be whole
Would drive and inspire them, to unite their one Soul
This lifetime perhaps? They wished it was so.
Certainty elusive; For Neither could know.

The true gift, however, this knowledge would yield
Was awareness itself, In the great cosmic field.
Aware once again of their Soul's counterpart
The sacrifice made, way back at the start

Magnetically drawn, as they always had been,
To reunion of spirit by forces unseen.
Enriched by experiences they'd gained in each round
The goal was now simply; to seek what they'd found

To discover the self. To meet their twin soul
To make, what was fractured, Once again whole
Time was irrelevant. Space mattered not.
Henceforth remembering what once was forgot

The gamble paid off, though the cost it was great.
They would find one another, for this was their fate.

And then when, at last
their moment did come
Imbued with new Love
Their two became one

-- for My Moon
Nic Sutcliffe Dec 2016
When is it "OK" to put yourself first?
When is it "acceptable" to quench your own thirst?
Between what we & others want, why must we choose?
Does following your heart mean that at some point you lose?

Few people get it, yes, few understand...
that owning your own life, puts your life in your hands.
It's not selfish to do so, at least not as they see it.
and if they don't care to try understand, then so be it.

For, how can you Love both completely and true?
If you don't love yourself first? if you don't Love being You?
How can you feel joy and share it with all?
if your own inner happiness is chained to the wall?

We're taught to put others first, to be altruistic
and that somehow you'll be blessed by something divine or mystic
But giving to receive, isn't really true giving...
and Living without joy, isn't really true living...

The truth is that, whether we like it or not.
This life, this very moment, is all that we've got.
YOU are that special ingredient, YOU are the linchpin.
All your Love & pain, your Joy & sorrow are born from within.

It's YOU you wake up with, you alone in your head
It's YOU alone who tucks your mind into bed.
It's for YOU to discover your own sense of worth,
Despite what's been programmed into you from birth.

So, choose wisely my friend and know that whatever you do
some will despise you and some will support you.
But if, to your true self, you decide to stay true,
Then with confidence you can say
"I did the best I could do"

— The End —