The Veil Exists

There is a veil You can see it You can feel it You can smell it But you can't touch it. Has the hair On the back of your neck ever stood on end For no apparent reason? Come on now Admit it. Has a loved ones Perfume Ever awakened you In the middle of a good Nights sleep? Has the skin on your Forearms and the hairs On the back of your hand, Gone all wild and goose pimply For no good reason? A wise man once said Do we see The hundred thousandth part Of what exists? There is a veil We all know it exists But our minds have been conditioned From early infancy To believe otherwise. There is a veil And sometimes You can actually see it Out of the corner of an eye, Or when a light suddenly shines. In heat waves As they shimmer and rise In a pool In the shimmering of the water A shadow Within, a shadow. Movement in the leaves When there is no wind In the swirling sands Figures can be seen And they see you. There is a veil There is no doubt Someone or something Will touch you Ever so lightly On your neck, on your arm, on your cheek. Reject not these caresses For you know the instigator The culprit, the loved one Reject them not They are behind the veil And someday Maybe soon maybe not Our destiny too Is to reach out to someone From Behind The Veil February 24th 2016 Twenty Nine Palms California