AWAKENING

 

AWAKENING

I shall lie my body down

Upon the soft warm earth

Now while I am alive

I shall give my spirit birth

Now before I die

I shall fold the sky

Over my head

And let the stars

Enter my eyes

Now while my blood is still red

I shall not wait for my last breath

Before I lay me down to sleep

Forever, to die, to cry, to lie

Beneath the deep 

Deep firmament

I shall kiss the earth and repent

In whispers to her alone

I shall sacredly atone

Hail Mary full of Grace

Let me see thy holy face

Now we see through a glass darkly

But then we shall see

Even as we are seen

Tear away the holy veil

Let me sip from the holy grail

Spread a table before mine eyes

Of frankincense, gold, and myrrh

I shall anoint the child I AM with light

And give her second sight

Wrap her in swaddling clothes

And lay her in a manger

There I shall kneel and honor her

For she is me and I am her

There I shall surrender

Both past and future

At the moment of my birth

At the hour of my death

My body shall desert me

And my spirit shall fly free.