Portrait Of The Soul

Drowning
in a sea of yearning 
gasping
for the oxygen of freedom 
wanting to pull free 
from the clutches of 
“what ifs” and “but whys” 
that cripple its flight 

the soul waits 
for liberation from the attractions 
of a materialistic world
so it can ponder the meaning of life
the purpose of its existence

Questions 
that need the clean slate 
of a mind wiped free 
of the accumulated clutter of living
a heart rinsed clean 
of the grime of attachments
a world of solitude
promoting pure thoughts

Trapped 
in the finite mediocrity of life 
stifling limitations of the mind 
physical barriers of the body
the soul waits
an eternity
for release


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