I stared into the void,
And then I asked:
“Who are you?”
I heard a voice,
That then replied,
“I am that Lord,
The Lord of the deep.
“Have you come to redeem
What’s been condemned?
The monsters that lie
Beneath your bed?
The shadows that dance
Within your head?
Have you come to love
Those in the depths?”
I took a deep breath,
I stared and said:
“What use have I
For the gift of light
If not to shine
Into the night?
“The secret of
The tree of life
Is that to branch
Into the sky
Into the depths
Your roots must dive.
“To be reborn,
I must first die—”
He took my hand,
I shut my eyes.
THE CLOSET MYSTIC 