Revelation Poem by Tom Courtney

I think I ‘ll write a poem
the reason being that I have so much to say
so much wisdom to impart
how could I hold myself back?

I used to think that I was perfect
but I found out that I wasn’t
so I fixed my only flaw and now I am

I used to believe the world rotated around me
that Copernicus took a step in the right direction
the sun didn’t revolve around us
the sun revolved around me

I used to rule the world
my own little world I thought was so big
I don’t rule anymore. I found out
if you cannot rule over yourself
you cannot rule over another

Take off the mask
You’ve worn it for so long
Take off the mask
May be that nobody’s home at all

You can’t even remember
who is really at home inside
and that’s OK. Start a new day
life’s a process of discovery

People will laugh at you
People will see your nakedness
People will not understand
what it is you had to do

But it’s time to come home
Home beckons her faint and fiery voice
What does it matter? What is the world?
You have found truth and peace and rest