Almost There... Poem by Lodigiana Poetess

I see it now, shimmering, golden,
distant..
I have no desire, other than to reach the light.
Love emanates and surrounds me,
I'm tourniqueted with an inconceivable intensity
of emotion.
Light,
love,
belonging.
I'm closer now, I want to move faster but nothing moves…
The amber warmth touches my face.
My eyes searching through the brilliance,
my ears straining in the vacuum..
Take me into that ‘forever' home
where only flawless love lives…
Don't leave me out here,
abandoned,
afraid,
alone…
My hand outstretched reaching into the glowing phosphorescence
yearning to touch that sacred eternity.
‘Your choice' I hear,
through the nothingness in my head.
‘Your choice', .....
Unbidden images bedazzle my inner eye.
A babe in arms so tenderly cradled, a child walking to school
holding my mothers hand, first kisses, first love, first tears of sadness and joy
A past and a present...
All the small gifts in life that pass by unremarked,
forgotten.
Now so close to my heart, so precious, unique
No words needed,
choice clearly made..
The glow retreated, leaving a permanent warmth in my soul.
Perfect peace shattered,
confusion and life abruptly surrounds me
Caring faces welcome me back,
albeit temporarily..
I was almost there….but now I'm home.