A Spirit Uncloaked

Was it somewhere in my early youth That my heart disclosed this later truth? When-where-with whom I belong, Shadows-show me how I went wrong! Why so near is farthest apart And time so dear Mocks real effort! ... Remember me! Remember me! For we have not yet Answered each other souls, Uncaptured, dare be lighter And just hearts find a brighter star, Hesitating wings seeking your flight Away from scorn And sight tarnished life! .. Now, lest fear shall have me flutter, Stripping myself of childhood shelter In some unknown but worthy way, I return to life's array! Welcome me in-friend or lover And hear this message, As muted as thunder! ... I, too, have sinned, I, too, have burned! This is the afterward-soul discerned, When conscience does a flame ignite And reduce to ash Our acts of plight! Behind a cloud of smoke, I leave now, a spirit uncloaked! ©All Rights Reserved-2011