Veil of Glass

Sometimes it feels like I am stuck inside a beautiful house

Watching the glory of heaven

Float by through a big picture window

Looking out onto a beautiful field of flowers

Or sometimes I see the ocean rapturously slapping against the beach

Or a dense forest of trees motioning me to come out and play hide and seek

And although I am comfortable, warm and safe here within these walls

I see you out there, on the other side of this veil of glass

Wanting to hold me as much as I want to hold you

And the loneliness in my soul is so overwhelming

I should be with you

You should be with me

But I still have chores to do in this house called life

I’m still cleaning up and clearing karma

Righting wrongs I have done, making amends

Simple earthly endeavors I must complete before

I can go outside and live the beautiful existence

Of eternity with you

My celestial reward

So, I press my palms against the cool pane of glass between us

Beckoning you to come place your hands against mine

Between the here and the there

And I see you look at me with such longing

A longing I know you see mirrored in my eyes

- Julie O'Hara 2023

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