There Is An Abyss

THERE IS AN ABYSS

There is an Abyss

to our lives;

an abyss most people

rarely bring up –

choose not to

talk or think about –

even though it occupies

a vast majority of

who we are.

We spend our lives

quartered off to the

well-lit anteroom,

while locked away

behind a clearly marked

Door

is the dark Abyss that defines us.

Somewhere deep

and far beyond, hides

our demons, our passions

our secrets, our pain.

Those few brave enough

to venture in,

to explore the terrain

past the

shallow field of light the open door allows,

to discover the farthest corners

of their soul

(for all its beauty and repulsion),

enter a vast labyrinth of emptiness

that exists beyond,

and begin a

great and dangerous journey:

some never return

some lose their minds

some wind up alone and corroded

but if one is to find his way back,

He is all the better for it.

He has conquered the

Infinite

deep within himself;

begun alone confused and searching,

He has retrieved the

hidden strength

that will forever light his path

and guard his integrity.

Copyright Oren Peleg 2010