Five

Life was the morning
Cold as the bitter truth
The sight of my lifeless breath
Wind cutting through me.

Soon the warmth of comfort
Preparation for a short lived departure
The friend leaving for time

Darkness soothed my tired soul
Realizing loneliness of life
The timelessness of waiting was over

Truth rolled down my face
Truth was what I breathed so hard
Truth was me on my knees

Words entered the body
Never leaving the soul
Removing of the bricks
Of a wall built long ago

Catharsis achieved again
New understanding of what is
Life’s work was now revised

One song was the key
Happiness could be found
Love was in distant reach

Learning from the way once lived
No more fear, hate, anger, or haste
Only compassion, happiness, and love

From the slowly drowning of one
Attached to the brick,
The song freed me
Bringing me what I never saw.

Five Folds of whatever and ever
the key was in the name, the phrase, the song

One cold, dark, tiring night
One song one lose on gain
It is the then, now, and will be