True Reality



Here, there appears separateness, where eyes are used to look upon an other and span a distance between

But in a place of unitive oneness, an indescribable existence permits a humble knowing

A discovery of self, of pure awareness, fired by a light within the heart, merely surrounded by the senses of the world, guiding us to a realization that we are one with another, one without an other

Souls gently merged into soul, infinitely flowing towards an unknown, forever and again

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the intimate particularity of another can lead us to discover our deepest self

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Written on September 01, 2018

Submitted by CraigP on March 24, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Craig Polston

I'm a just-awakening poet from New York. Inspired by the classic literature of the perennial tradition, all of my writing has been for my own consumption. This is my first public expression of any of my own writing. more…

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