A TREAT AND A TRICK (POEM)

Wish to seek the truth? 

You shall find it. 

But I’ve got a warning 

For all those  

Who dare to seek it. 

If you knock, 

the door will open.

But then you’ll face a new decision. 

You must choose between two more doors. 

One door leads to emancipation 

And the shedding of all fear 

Through the radiance of love. 

The second door leads back 

To to how it’s been, 

But with the poignant awareness 

That you aren’t forced to live this particular life. 

You chose this 

Because door number one 

Was too frightening. 

It had a sign that read: 

YOU MUST

LOSE ALL 

TO ENTER 

So, you didn’t go in. 

And now as you fall asleep

You worry:

“Have I committed

The Unpardonable Sin?

Which was the trick?

Which was the treat?

What is this loop

I find myself in.”

JEFF MALLINSON

(NOTE: The indented ALL CAPS words were a quick prophesy Jeff requested from Stacie Mallinson on the spot, in order to complete the concept of the poem.)