The light we seek has no shadow
Yet we close our eyes to find ourselves in darkness
We can only dream in the ways of our existence
In this life even transcendence must share the night
You must find the heart of everything
It exists inside a chestnut cabinet
Because it once existed in a tree
Changing form is not death
But change is only when you are ready to die
To be born to another life within the life you live
There is no desire that cannot be challenged
For what is desire but the pursuit of pleasure
Mastering yourself means rejecting yourself
And then the battle must begin
Against who you are
Against who you are to become
Because you do not know what you will become
You only know it is time
The coffin has not been lost
It has only been moved
For where you must lay is not where you will die
But inside were the emotions of those you once hurt
The inconvenience of their desires lie together
And now the coffin lives above ground
Waiting for you to open it
Not to climb in but to give them new life
But the question remains
Will they be close to you or on the edge
Where your fears gather in darkness?
Asking you if you are willing to walk past them
Because change is not turning your back
To cast shadows on those you once buried
But instead to walk into the light of their forgiveness