SIGNS

M. NIGHT'S ADVENTURE

SCENE IV

the clouds float across the sky
endless miles from home
but know not direction or passion
know not that they have no home
a wave crests the surface of the sea
indifferent to the water below
ignorant of the depths and creatures
that lurk beneath its flow

love makes the soul free
affection binds the heart
the spirit longs for home and purpose
but knows not where to start
or who to ask the turn to take
but must play its part

the eagle soars far from his shadow
and searches for food
nothing escapes his glance or glaring hunger
except that of wise and shrewd morals

lies speak that home does not exist
as truth ignores their words and warnings
man knows not freedom from slavery
but learns that he is lost
more is on the horizon
there is something written in the sand of this desert land
but he has forgotten the lines of the script he follows
as he reads the language of the code

~
Here's the Path . . .
a flashlight . . . a pale moon . . . an underground chamber
a restless heart..a soul undone
tell me, what do you see, man of steel?
look again
for what you will see in the spirit
is different - wholly different from what
you see with your mind
Let your spirit lead you . . . as His Spirit leads yours
One more step
You're almost there
and yet, you feel farther away than ever
Take His Hand
HOME
^^^

SCENE V

a betrayal unfolds
as man seeks to lay hold
of that for which his soul yearns and hungers after
friendship - family - children
is anything sure, sound, safe . . .
or do we fend for ourselves among the predators
stalking for blood-feasts?
the contents of a mans soul
is born by the choices he makes
what choice will this man make,
Mr. Night?
Will his story be sublime or suppressed?

we walk a path not our own
and are driven on into darkness or light
there are cliffs and crevices and hills to climb
that mark the way we go and tell of where it leads
but many of us cannot read the signs
for how does one learn the language
of the one who first walked his path?

a bird sits on the highest tree
safe and away from turmoil
man gazes on this bird and wonders why
he was not given wings to escape
the earth beneath his feet
he wonders until he thinks he knows
where to find the answer to his quest
for freedom and peace

***

peace, if only it could be mine
but it escapes me the more I pursue it
it lingers in the air
I stare and then stretch to lay hold of it
and it becomes but a whisper
to taunt and tease me
even in the night
my dreams, they do speak of disaster
and yet, the world is the same
as I awake
calm, yet chaotic
but it does not know
no, not yet
what cracks and swarms beneath its surface
maybe this is why I feel / know no peace
for my spirit feels deep within
the unsurmountable hazard that lies beneath
forming its army to pursue all the inhabitants
of this earth
peace, not for me
nor for anyone on this earth, soon
can you help us, my friend?
at least sound the alarm
for God's sake!

*

what does the sign mean laid upon the land
of those who profess to be of a higher realm
but slither in shame without proof of difference?
^^^
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writing will continue when I reach safety . . .
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