something from my past that right now seems to echo....

eternal voice

Life is a journey
on many different roads.
Sometimes we lift our faces to the sun
and we know deep peace.
Sometimes we wake in the arms of a lover
and we know the joy of being loved.
But sometimeswe awake alone in the dark
and we hold ourselves
and hope for tomorrow.

Through all of this living
in moments of joy or fear or sorrow
there is something within us that calls us on.
There is something that reminds us
that whatever comes our way
we will never be determined by any of it.

It tells to weep strongly,
to be strongly afraid,
to care strongly,
to choose life strongly
and to live strongly in all of that.

It tells us to laugh
and make love,
to run wild on beaches
and to dance in the rain.

It calls us beyond the chains
of our past.
It is a voice
that knows our name
and feels our pain.
It is the deep and eternal voice
of knowing.