Liberation

Liberation does not come easy

The price you have to pay

Is the thought of it itself



The craving, the waiting, the trying, the strife

Bondage to get away from bondage

We run, we cry, we hurt, we pray

Shake our limbs in frenzy

Only to be tangled all over again

In a new web of yearning



How long? How much? How Far?

Where do we go from here?

The baselessness of tangled desires

The sufferings of past and future

Tears and words lost forever

How far do we have to carry this baggage?



Our shoulders stoop, our back arches

Our skin looses its shine

The heart tires and the mind looses

The fountain of love divine

Yet we lust and seek and seek

The fortunes that run farther

And over and over we play

The foolish game of desire



What is it that we really seek

In the hearts of the heart?

The freedom, the joy, the love, sunshine

Just a little happiness in life

A gesture of love, a twinkle in the eyes

A sweet word from the beloved

Fragile, precious, beautiful things that

Make this life worth living



If you only see the night

You will miss the spangled stars

If you only look at the road

The distance would seem so far

Rise my dear, rise and see

What really lies beyond

Breathe in deep and taste the freedom

That throbs within your heart