How sweet

The sweetness within,

That effulgent broadening

Like a unbelievable dawning,

A bright remembering

Of how it is

To be me.

–

But how subtle

The return to darkness

As if the night drew in

Without my noticing.

Here,

That found sweetness is a dream

And I am lost in gloomy woods

Seemingly without my bearings.

–

Oh but,

How sweet the sweetness within

When I remember the key to my life

Rests in my hand always,

When I come upon the truth

That though I appear lost,

I am never lost,

That though it seems dark,

It is never dark:

Oh, how sweet is the truth

To know I am here,

Bathed in love and bliss

Throughout my life

Despite the appearance

Of my troubles.

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