Rediscovered Poem by Aneesha Myles

I kissed the frozen lips of death
The icy touch jolted me into consciousness.
I burnt in the fire of passion
The embers of desire scalded my body.
I eluded pain and I scampered away from sorrow
The pleasures and the euphoria led me to doom.
I persistently escaped from my solitude
The echo of the masses made me crave for peace.
I raised my voice to the Gods in song and praise
The Devil conspired and stole the music and the words.
I abided by rituals and set ablaze a ceremonious fire
The ashes from the inferno smudged the line of fate.
I burnt candles at the altar and incense at the tomb.
The smoke rose up to the firmament and veiled the sun.
I consulted the stars before laying the foundation
A meteoric shower burnt a hole in the roof of my abode.
I sought sanctuary in the books of the wise
The ignorance of the mind exposed me to the absurd.
I sang a lullaby and put the child to sleep
The cacophony of the vultures broke the slumber of the dead.
I unlocked the secrets that lay beyond
The doubt and the distrust restrained me in caverns dark.
I cremated the body and I let the soul fly high
The ghosts of the past haunted me to a life after death.
I journeyed the desert to reach the ocean
The mirage drowned me in the waters of illusion.
I reveled in power and I fanned my ambitions
The maggots stealthily destroyed my treasure horde
I ransacked the earth and I ripped apart the heavens
The vanquished held me captive and burnt me at the stake.
I wailed in despair and I babbled like a lunatic
The Masters led me away and told me to relinquish.
I sat then in contemplation and heard the sounds within
The Universe lay converged in every beat of my heart.
I opened the inner eye and I saw the vision crystal clear
The Light from beyond the darkness beckoned me therein.