other than

being other than

what one is or

who one has

striven to be or

being both in 

the pod like 

peas split and 

flowering-siamese

is a 

schizophrenic pull

in the heart of 

ones life

tearing it into

fragments and strife.

who'd bow to 

the pressure and pow'r

each pines to stage

in one's life:

artisan-parent

parenting-priest

celebrants of spirits dancing

in the valley of ones dreams

expressing and urging

exploding into

firework-facets 

of the Divine Within?

i know not which 

yearning union of 

the twos

but might not both 

be heard

in some maniacal twirl

spinning for

a side of each?

*Reflections of Alan Jones:

  -What does it take for you to be truly at home with yourself, to be honored in your deepest self?

  -We do not have to give up on our ideals, provided we know our need for forgiveness.

  -The Greek word for truth is aletheia - it has the word lethe in the middle of it, the river of forgetfulness.  Truth-telling uncovers what has been repressed and forgotten.  It is a form of restoration for the soul.

  -Being human involves our bearing a kind of open wound, the sign of a future over which we have no control and in which the choices we make have unforeseen and unintended consequences. 

  -The longing for truth has to do with being recognized, desired, and loved.  God sees, recognizes and loves us.  This is how one tradition has tried to speak of the Absolute Truth, as sustaining Love. The search for truth and truthfulness, for trust and integrity, means we are willing to seek out the root of our longing to be in relationships that recognize and respect us.