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Sunlight on the Ocean

Over the years,
I latched on to everything.
I held tight.
Changing outfits, points of view.
I grew tired of second skins, and second thoughts.
I opened doors to school rooms, playgrounds
church yards, old houses,
looking for my self when I was pure.
I took a trip around the world
and came back more confused.

One day I sat in the sun,
the sun that never sets,
the sun that never rises
the sun which only appears
to do these things-

and that sunlight
helped to germinate
these thoughts

I am not a writer
I am not a lover
I am not a giver or a taker
I am not a son
a brother,
a meditator, or a poet.
I am not my body.
I am not my mind.
I am not a Hindu or a Christian
a Muslim or a Buddhist
I am not my eyes or these experiences.
I am not my work,
and I am not the one who
thinks he is not these things...

I am like the moon
reflecting...
And I don't need these masks
anymore.

31-Dec-1969

More By  :  William Sorvillo

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