Don’t Give Up, Dear Friend

You feel like a rock in the river of Holy Name.
You try to flow along with the current,
but feel too heavy and earthbound
to break free.

You are far more river than rock,
more clear, clean water of spirit
than carbon and stone of earth.
The real you is a luminous being
so translucent, fluid and fine
that you can’t cast a shadow
in this world.

Don’t give up, dear friend.
Repeat the handful of words
from the Awakened One
and every sky breaks open
with thunderous applause
to celebrate your freedom.

The bells of home ring out,
chiming waves of welcome
so loud and clear
rocks and stones are shaken
from ancient slumber,
and your mind wakens
from the dream of daily life.

Don’t give up, dear friend.
Listen to the shining Song
from the Enlightened One
that resounds so bright and strong
it cures night’s age-old fear of the dark,
and tumbles down the walls
of the dungeon of birth and death.

Don’t give up, dear friend.
The glance from the Radiant One
lets fly love’s deadly spear
tipped in spirit’s flame
to pierce the heart,
frozen with forgetfulness.
And from that blessed wound
your soul bleeds light in a sacred stream.
In a flood of freedom, you flow
in the river of Holy Name
rushing home to the Sea.