Heaven and hell

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Something dormant in me longs

to burst forth and express

this great and fiery bliss that is our

interconnectedness.

 

So long I’ve waited, hidden

deep within my stony shell

as though it would protect me from

the darkest depths of hell —

 

— and yet isn’t hell right here

within my 

self? 

 

hell is keeping hidden all this 

brightness flowing through my veins

the molten rock that is no other

than my truest self —

 

— yes, it’s true, I am Earth inside

and without — 

 

but when I break through the illusion

that Earth is hard, and cold,

and show the warmth and blazing splendor

harbored in my soul, 

 

when I reach up to the heavens

and grasp the Sun, my self,

then you’ll see who I really am 

— heaven, fused with hell.

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(Inspired by Mia Ohki, #726: Igniting the Sun)