Prisons of our Being

                                                  Prisons of our being,

                                                         prisons from beyond,

                                                  Separate our bodies

                                                         from eternal bonds,

                                                  Delineations defined by flesh

                                                            and in the soulless hour,

                                                  Depart and leave us emptiness

                                                            while seeking to devour

                                                   Our essence in the seeds of self,

                                                            yet comprehending souls

                                                                  embrace earth,

                                                                        savoring birth

                                                                             with the eternal One.        

                                                                                                s.k. lindeman