Emily - A Poem

I experienced the treasures of your heart

I said they were hidden deep within a cave

Buried under the soft rich earth

I always sought to find those treasures

Digging deeply to gaze upon it's beauty again and again

Was I selfish to want to bring these treasures to the light of day?

Did I ask too much of this request?

Such richness inspired me but they were never mine

I regret  I could not appreciate the wisdom

Of how you held them in so cautiously

Yet you allowed me into these buried chambers

And within these chambers I could feel that I was home

The earth lovingly sang to me your name

And in that moment I knew that you were kin

I put your hand to my heart to feel the witness

Of my heart glowing in the radiance of this recognition

But when Light shines so bright

Comes the fear that Light will be taken away

And I was afraid

My fear forgot the sacredness of your hidden treasures

For that I am truly sorry

And seeing your face in a picture 

I could tell your face was glowing

No bitterness could deny the gratitude

That perhaps you shared more of your treasures with the world

Yet I am not there to share it with you.

I now see your buried treasures and how they mirrored mine

My treasures I did not wish to hide away

And from the glowing brilliance your heart inspired

A wall came down

A wall of tears and stoic bad habits

And all of a sudden I stepped forth into mystery

No answers certain

Except  of a deep and profound surrender

And the infinite silence that it brings

You brought me to that silence

I will always love you for it.