Cast Away

Cast Away

I have been cast out of paradise
I have been asked to vacate my throne
Give up my crown of laurel leaves, slyly
My layers of privilege, one by  one removed
I am left smiling wryly
Behold my lovely bones.

I have green trees for company
I have comatose  leaves
Waving me a new lease
Of life
With no one left to please
Notify His kingdom come
That I'm not alone.

Tell the seller of my soul
I give it freely away
I give it true to deep blue skies
I give it soft up to cloudy lies
I give it up to harsh pagan winds
I give it up.
Come be thou Eagle
snatch thy prey.

Sand and blood in your talons scoop.
For greedily taking the forsaken game
I lift up all my brokenness
And my breath gasps out your martyr's name.....

I am a very small speck of light
I merge myself  and tie my tale
In the taillights of yonder silver jet
Then I'm gone,
lost in the wake of your trail...

I'm the blue sky now
I am the image of my emptiness
I am the cold wind draping thou
I am, I am Here
Even though I'm erased...

I
walk
The clouds that guard the cloistered walls of paradise
And I hold up a trumpet that
Shatters  stones and lies
I am now a trace, a tracking face
I march and match the pace
Of your disdainful stride.

Good luck and patience finding paradise
A perfect place of pure repose
Without those who
You disenfranchise
Our souls were never sold
We are  not trembling slaves
Of old
And outside the steely exclusion
Of your dull domain
Lord
Still waiting on  -
Your Own love
We freehold.

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(c) Amrita Valan 2014