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| Suzy Kassem 2014 |
FEATHERWEIGHT
One evening,
I sat by the ocean
and questioned the moon about my destiny.
I revealed to it that I was
beginning to feel smaller compared to others,
Because the more secrets
of the universe I would unlock,
The smaller in size I
became.
I didn't understand
why I wasn't feeling larger instead of smaller.
I thought that
seeking Truth was what was required of us all –
To show us the way,
not to make us feel lost,
Up against the odds,
In a devilish game partitioned by
An invisible wall.
Then the next
morning,
A bird appeared at my
window, just as the sun began
Spreading its yolk
over the horizon.
It remained perched for
a long time,
Gazing at me intently,
to make sure I knew I wasn’t dreaming.
Then its words gently echoed throughout my brain,
Telling me:
“The world you are in –
Is the true hell.
The journey to Truth itself
Is what quickens the heart to become lighter.
The lighter the heart, the purer it is.
The purer the heart, the closer to light it becomes.
And the heavier the heart,
The more chained to this hell
It will remain."
And just like that,
it flew off towards the sun,
Leaving behind a tiny
feather.
So I picked it up,
And fastened it to a
toothpick,
To dip into ink
And write my name.
