And from the
Dark one scratch
And one flame
Lit a candle
And the room
Glowed as though
The moon broke
Free from late
Night clouds and
I found you
Watching me like
Shoppers mmming at
Freshly baked bread
Knowing even before
Laying down that
You had plans
For us tonight
Adventures and quests
And eventual lullabies
Life is odd
It requires trust
And talent trust
In knowing where
You belong and
Talent to get
You there like
A painter before
A blank canvas
Or a writer
Before a fresh
Page both trust
And talent creates
Something something miraculous
And expressive and
Inviting and worthy
And even if
It’s not the
Best it’s definitely
Something something towards
Your eventual best
And in the
Darkness there out
There far out
There a light
Winked drawing me
Closer tripping stumbling
And falling sometimes
Crawling I knew
That it that
Winking light was
More important than
My own comfort
But the more
That I approached
The farther away
It became and
Then I understood
That far off
Winking light was
Not my goal
But my hope
Calling me forward
Here’s the funny
Thing about ponds
And people when
At first stumbling
Upon one you
Feel giddy cautious
Even but delighted
Oh so calm
And teeming with
Life below the
Surface so in
You go tentatively
At first a
Few toes a
Foot wading in
Now something happens
Either you slip
And struggle to
Stay upright and
Poised or you
Accept the inevitability
Of your embarrassment
And dive headlong
Into the unknown
And I screamed
At God when
Is it my
Turn when do
I get everything
That You promised
He quietly replied
Selflessness is everything
That I promised
Selfishness brings about
Plagues and fire
And destruction and
Famine and lewdness
Greed and gluttony
Whereas selflessness brings
Comfort and peace
Truth and courage
Humility and clarity
Would you rather
Be the one
That ignites the
Fire or the
One that can
Put it out
HARLAN DIDRICKSON 