BECAUSE I AM WITH GOD, I LIKE IT WHEN IT RAINS….
Because I am with God
I like it when it rains
Or I simply do not notice
The rain at all
Because I am with God
My pain is brief and tended to
By a kind friend
Who redirects me
To the ripples
On the harbour
reflecting the brightly coloured lights
Because I am with God
I care for myself and ask myself often
What is it that I want?
And what do I want after that?
And after that?
Do these pieces fit?
Or should I write a poem instead
And go to bed alone?
Uncannily, that’s when I find
The most marvellous company
Because I am with God
I carry awe in my soul
And I marvel at my happiness
And I marvel at my sadness
And I remain at the heart
Orientated, even in my disorientation
Because I am with God
One lychee is all I need
To be blissful
(And I am a novice at this)
The tiniest pleasure is a gift
As deep as the universe
Because I am with God
I must tell you that I am incapable
Of not loving you
But I will accept your departure
As gracefully as your arrival
And count my blessings equal
For there is, in this world, no light without shadow
Without shadow there is no light
How else could I illuminate my true nature,
Its every contour?
Because I am with God
I will put Our closeness before
My heedless desires
Yet examine them closely
For how often God is hidden
Oh, so mischievously
In the strangest,
The most unexpected of loves
Because I am with God
I don’t mind not knowing.
I take pride in my lack of pride
For how often is pride
Merely the last defence of a fearful ego?
Because I am with God
I speak the truth
And I digest it faster than I used to
Because I am with God
I trust when the world says I should not
I do it for myself because I care too much
To invite fear or sacrifice love
For the perceived rights
And wrongs of this game we call living
Because I am with God
There is no room in my heart for hate
And so I love, when all others counsel no,
And I follow respect only as far as it brings happiness
To myself and my fellow beings
Because I am with God
I risk it all for love
If you try it, you will realise it’s much less painful
Than trying to tear your heart in two
Because I am with God
I am ready always
To surrender my every desire.
Curiously, my cup has never been so full
Even when it seems
That I am staring into emptiness
Because I am with God
There is nothing to be had
Nothing to be lost
Nothing not to be
I am with God
Because I accept nothing
From myself
Except Love
Daughter of the Mountain 2011