Knowing By Faith

All my life I walked as one born blind,

Blinded by the light that was my own

In former births and costumes I had worn,

Denied the humility I once had known.

I sailed on turbulent and hostile seas

Could not forego the passion for the calm,

The lust for life to gain eternal peace.

A driving force pushed me to great self-harm,

Misused the body as its working slave,

The captive mind kept circling in its tracks,

The one beloved from death I could not save

Or stay the violent nether world's attacks.

Now walking in reflective twilight years

I listen for the tread of destiny

And to my soul's relief have banished fears

Knowing by faith what is and is to be.