I was within and without
Moments of joy and clarity
Repelled by the inexhaustible
Addicted to thought
The mystery and the awe of a flower

The breaking of the shell
The daily miracles of  life,
The evil that is in the world
Pain
The seed of suffering
A frequent repetition of pleasure
Energy condensed to a slow vibration
The cosmos within - without
The sacred water of life
Dwells at the root of a tree
Lost in a mysterious Universe

An hour before the Devil fell
That great rush of anger
Trapped in the dream of the Other
Permanent, intolerable uncertainty
Gazing up at the dark sky
Laid my heart open to the benign indifference
All that remained of hope -
Love
The only reality of the world

Gypsy