Wish

by John Forrester - Pisces - Not entered

I WANT TO WAKE UP AT DAWN KNOWING NOTHING
AND HAVE WASHED AWAY THE DEMONS
TO NEVER HAVE TOUCHED ANYTHING
TO NEVER HAVE SEEN ANYONE
I WANT TO WAKE UP AT DAWN ON A DAY WITH NO NAME
AND NEVER HAVE HEARD A SOUND
TO NEVER HAVE USED MY VOICE
TO SPEAK TO SING TO LIE

TO BE STILLED
TO BE CALMED

I WANT TO WAKE UP AT DAWN NOT KNOWING
WHERE I AM WHO I AM WHY I AM
AND NEVER WISH TO
I WANT TO WAKE UP AT DAWN TOTALLY IMMERSED
COMPLETELY UTTERLY WHOLLY ABSORBED
BY BEING JUST NOTHING
JUST NOTHING

TO BE STILLED
TO BE CALMED

I WANT TO WAKE UP AT DAWN PURE CLEANSED ME
KNOW NO SMELL OR TASTE, NO DEATH NOR WASTE
JUST NOTHING
I WANT TO WAKE UP AT DAWN SURROUNDED BY LIGHT
 STRETCHING TO EVERY CORNER
CHASING AWAY THE SHADOWS AND THE DIRT
I'M SO TIRED OF ALL OF THIS

TO BE STILLED
TO BE CALMED

Reason for writing:

    This came from one particular dawn. A glorious time when neither today nor tomorrow exists. A floating emptyness of being nothing and pure. Also lives as a song.    

Birth sign: Not entered
Date created: 1997-07-02 06:17:03
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:39:35
Poem ID: 47532

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