”Within you…Without you… Tomorrow Never Knows”

(With thanks to George Harrison, John Lennon, and Sir Paul McCartney)

Close your eyes and open the inner recesses of your mind.

What do you find in its shadows;
pockets of doubt, pockets of fear, pockets of hate?

Do you feel the presence of loss, of peace, of love?

What do you hear in the silence;
oceans, birdsong, tears?

Do you seek answers, or questions?

What season, what place, what time;
yesterday, tomorrow, or today?

What do you sense in the darkness;
Danger, sadness, calm?

Does the quiet overwhelm you, or are you lulled by the rhythm of your heart?

Is it darkness that hides behind your eyelids, 
or do you see the explosive colours of Life?

Do you breathe out, or merely breathe it all in?

What do you see; are you still looking out, or are you truly looking in?

Ronda R. Scott-Marak

©12 June 2016 (after Orlando)