Thursday, July 30, 2015

Within

Photo by Jerry Gorman

When I didn't give you
   what you wanted,
      it wasn't because
         I didn't want to or
            I don't love you.

            Whether or not
         it was what you needed –
      an important distinction
   you need to make –
it was not mine to give.

Whatever it is you think
   will make you happy,
      or even bring you joy,
         you'll have to
            give it to yourself, or
               at least accept it in yourself.

               Here's the great mystery of life:
            IT is already within you,
         and always has been;
      that divine spark of love
   with which you were graced
before you were born.

Your mistake is
   to believe ego's lie
      that whatever you've done
         and whomever you've been
            or become has somehow
               extinguished that fire.

            You're not that powerful,
         love has no such weakness,
      and grace is exponentially
   larger than that.

© 2015 Todd Jenkins


2 comments:

  1. Oh, hell, Todd, my eyes are filled with tears. Shit. I practice driving again today...need to bookmark this and wipe my eyes. Beautiful. Sorry for swearing.

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