POEM: There is a Seed

By Christi Ortiz

There is a seed  we all have to plant Born with this seed, unique to us,  it is ours alone to give to this world No other seed is like the one  you carry in your heart What it will be, what it will grow in to  is only for grace and time to unfold How will I bring this seed to life you ask?   First you must peer deep, deep down  into the cavern of your soul to unearth  the precious gift given to you to offer to the world  It will be dark and difficult,  the journey will be hard,  there will be many things you must leave behind  to follow your seed   But it will continue to call you,  coax you in your sleep and haunt your waking dreams,  It’s powerful, peaceful voice speaks deeply to you  it is your own True Voice springing from the vast ocean that is your heart And so descend you will  into her inviting darkness  to find the one true gift that truly feeds  both your soul and the hunger of the world   The journey may feel impossible at times,  too dangerous to continue… you may feel lost,  too many turns and decisions to make Will you ever find the way? How will you know the right path?   But your inner knowing will guide you,  if you trust the illumination of your spirit,  the path will be made known to you  And at a certain point, your whole being will have become the path  there will be no turning back,  the false self that was your shell will have been purged away  to reveal only the seed  The fragile covering will peel away  to reveal an ancient power coursing through your veins  as you soar with wings you never knew you had with a strength not your own You will offer yourself in love and gratitude,  lay your head down on the dark, humus soil,  breathe deeply of the soil’s moistness  as you let your body melt away   And there where your body lay,  will grow your gift to the world,  that which was yours alone to give  and the luminous presence that was you  will drift in to the world,  commingling with all other offerings  to form the Great Turning  that will heal the world