By Ali
Date: 2003 Mar 20
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Once and Again

I am narrow
In the Ways of the world,
Asleep against
The backdrop of a heart,
But the biding time has passed,
As this courage has been
Reproved.  I have singled out
One solitary drop of Silence,
Simply so I may know its sound,
Which follows in the wake of my
Waring heart.  We have no time
For trivailities, no moments set aside
For that of rest, or sanctuary,
No distilled water of Believing--
You only may take with you
What cannot be carried.
Put down your Cross,
And follow in a Leap of Faith,
Beyond the time where Truth
Stands still, and where wisdom bows low
To that which exists only in the Dreams
Of unreason--do not doubt these meanings,
Inscribed upon the surface of the wind--
Such is my way, and the ways of the Heart
I know and hold.  But what remaining here is yours?
Can you claim a single moment,
Or have you dared to let each one
Pass you quietly by?
Have I ever truly been bound to you,
And will I ever be so, once and again?