From where I stand,
forlorn, on a long journey
that culminates in you
I gaze into space with
great longing where the
universe shields you

Alas, you’re so unlike the
stars visible in the night sky!
Yet, as swiftly as thought,
when the time is ripe, I will
fly out to you in timeless space.

Now I soar like a skylark,
unfettered, and freely will I
hover over the cities where I
had lived, to revisit memories
as a slave, a king, a rabbi, a
priest, a woman, a killer……

Sigh! So weary am I that I
no longer wish to experience
rebirth but an end to suffering,
ultimate bliss and total peace:
To finally enter the realm of
Nirvana!

But now it feels as if I’m sucked
into the whirlpool again and with
reluctance I yield to my obligation,
for it’s morning and my body has
awakened to a new day.