The Spiral Library
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An organized collection of musings, inspiration, creation, questions, answers, thoughts, feelings, and more.
Poem №035
From the origin of you
I arrived in a flood
Of life and blood
In the cradle of your arms
You found belonging in my being
Finally, a place to attach meaning
You held on tight
Determined never to let go
Of the unconditional love
Finally, within your grasp
But nothing
Could ever
Fill the shape
Of the empty place
Where your own love
Belongs
Poem №018
Please understand
I tried to free you
From your suffering
I really did
With every smile
Each apology for the things
You said I did
In every elaborate gift
That was never enough
In all the ways I tried to be
What I thought
You thought perfect was
I tried to love you
Into loving yourself
But it turns out
That’s not how it works
And ultimately
To be anything for you
I’d first have to save
The only life I could save
I’d have to learn
To love myself
The way I tried so hard
To love you
Unconditionally
And with all my heart and soul.
“You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level.”
—
Eckhart Tolle