Love
The soul into which I reach
And pull out glass shards
To show the world the colors of the rainbow
Was not always broken
There was a time, not so long ago
That I felt reinvented
Rejuvenated and whole
Childhood naivete at its best
I realized
That a whole soul, is not one worth showing
That it is not one worth living for
My life is an illusion meant to be broken into pieces
Those pieces I can pick up with my hands
And say here I am
The grand total of life
Amounts to a number beyond count
In my head I know this, a barrier unseen and so unspoken
How can I evoke in another’s soul the small glimmer of hope
Of harmony
Of peace and courage
As the soul like the body must be fed drop by drop
A human swallowing water as he dips his head into the river
But I must be careful as I carry water from this river
As I break apart rocks to find colors on the inside
As I reach into my chest and pull my self out with my third arm
For in the river lurk crocodiles
Behind the rocks there are scorpions
Ready to take me for the silly man I am
Only a fool would venture beyond his means
And go down to the river to jump right in
Cold water rushing into my lungs depriving me of air
I am risking death and searching for pain
It is a pain I can endure, a death worth living for
Man will die, and he will suffer
I too will follow this fate
As I look at the grand rock, the one we call love
I feel fear and sadness
For I know, I cannot lift it
I will break my back and my soul it seems
Then I will not venture into the river or the caves
Shall I try and lift it?
Here I am.
At line one, with a body still unbroken
I must willingly venture over to the rock
And give my self to whoever put it there
For it is my task now
And when my body is broken
And my soul has been taken by love
And my life is complete and full
I will show the world
What a dreamer I am
Full of delusions
None of grandeur
But of love
Love for all
Love for love
For I have been taken into the river and
Thrown from the waterfall
To dust we shall return
From the rocks must we learn
-Zazzo
Zazzo's Well 