Whoah

galloping through the grass

in the dazzling Darkness

straining to make it

through the next pass

before the draining gloom

envelops my scared senses

in a walloping doom

of recriminations and regrets

from an uncertain past

a convergence of commitments

meant to shatter pretenses

but only serving to

stir up internal chatter

and infernal accusations of

lack of Essential Integrity

leaving my conscience flailing

in an attempted explaining 

of how i wandered

so far from Home

and what a waste

of time and energy

my Life has been

as i make haste

through the frozen futility 

towards whatever daunting destiny

awaits my sordid Self

adrift and all alone

until i discover

a Peaceful clearing

which enables me

to say whoah

to trotting terrors

and cantering chaos

and allow my

eyes to adjust

and expand vision

in the Night

and quell derision

that keeps me

trapped in fright

and opens me

to slowly recognize 

a hidden Treasure

waiting for me

to gently uncover

in those depths

of seeming despair

with no choice

but to embrace

what i'm fearing

with the Grace

to fully face

my perpetual woe

and gradually recover

my real Self

my true Heart

my authentic Voice

to Breathe a

sigh of relief

and a confession

of doubting belief

and a proclamation 

of humbled Exaltation

and guttural Gratitude

for this expansive

and Eternal Latitude

which can only

be expressed through

a languageless Song

of limitless Love

in endless Flow

a wordless Cry

an indescribable Wow

a Sacred Whoah...

Thanks.

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('The Magical Horse and Rider' © Daniil Lipin)