Press play and let the music wash over you as you read.
Salute.
Questions for an inquisitive mind.
Have you stepped inside
The cleansing purple
Transformational
Circle of fire
And been absolved
Of all your worldly
Sins
Been burnt metaphysically
And purified
Of all your well-hidden spiritual
Whims
Are you now
Baptised and reborn
To live beyond
Twenty-Nineteen
But still stuck drinking
Warm new Costa coffee
Swirling
Just lost
Down it's seemingly
Never-ending
Routines
Do not fear the future
But now chase all
Those crazy dreams
Which you still unconsciously
Nurture
Are you still on the metaphoric old road
Still seeking new stories
As they are quietly told
Are you into emotional music
Reading or just deep poetry
As you still walk
Under this life's great complicated oak tree
Are you glad to be alive
Well
Here's to you
You beautiful soul
I can only pray you'll shine
Your bright light wherever you need to go
So try to keep finding the strength and
Determination to always rise
For whatever your anxiety, trauma,
depression, pain, grief or heartbreak you're enduring
Just always remember
God built into you
All the tools
You'll ever need
To help you survive
Copyright John Duffy
