the dream of knowing
that which I cannot
...
beginnings in life
much like in dreams
are unremembered
mysterious
...
but
...
the further back in time
my mind travels
the less I believe
in any of them
...
though
...
by beginning
I do not mean my birth
or beginnings of life on earth
or even the birth of the universe
...
rather
...
In the Beginning
the vacancy preceding true origin
the universe imagined
before energy or matter
...
and The
...
will that commands
all into being:
let there be life
and death
...
in the now
...
let there be dreams
and in those dreams
all sorts of intangible things
like hope, resolve, meaning, love
...
for those
...
are the things I understand
even though my flesh
is corrupted by age and time
I believe in something more
...
I believe
...
thy heart is true
I believe in us
if not forever
than for a very long time
...
this I know
...
our life together is tangible
we do not remember our births
but we remember
the birth of us
...
I remember
...
you walking down the aisle
in a cloud of white lace
the roses you held
humbled by thy tender grace
...
Helen
...
the face that launched
a thousand ships
would have turned crimson
with envy had she beheld yours
...
your features
...
lit by the afternoon sun
through the window o' the Rose
my heart pounding in my throat
fearful I would awaken from this dream
...
our life
...
unfolding together
as if written in the stars
not to say we did not struggle
or did not fight day and night
...
for we
...
were guilty of all that and more
and spake many things
we now regret
and did not always speak what we aught
...
and yet
...
my mind wanders
fourteen billion years backwards
and further beyond
to beginnings unfathomed
...
within the void
...
where imagination
and science can never go
to answer what none can answer
where only faith dares tread
...
and yet
...
I wish to believe that wisdom
lives at the cosmos' edge
and take small comfort
in the dream of knowing
...
that which I cannot....
About the Creator
John Cox
Where would you like to travel? Who would you like to meet? No ticket required, a surprise at every destination guaranteed. Strap on your time travel goggles and bring a compass. It's sometimes bumpy in my imagination, so hold on tight!
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