A Soul's Journey

 From a deep dark coma, I rise,
Just a sputtering, fluttering spark
Barely alive.

Feeling dispersed and scattered,
I pull from that which surrounds me.

I feel myself getting stronger,
Slowly at first, then faster;
When like lightning striking the ground,
I AWAKEN!

Opening my senses to the void,
I reach out into that which surrounds me.

I first perceive, other souls,
Gray souls, unaware of their true nature.

Reaching out further still,
I sense a light,
A beacon in the night.

The old confused souls,
Drift towards it.

I reach out to touch the light
When a knowing occurs,
I AM ALIVE!

I race away from the light
Farther, faster
Something like fear kindles me,
Drives me!

The light now,
Is a distant dim point behind me.
I feel safer.

I reach out before me,
Looking, sensing,
There in the distance,
Something is.

I draw myself towards it,
Examining it
I find, it is nothing,
Just a dead and lifeless thing.

I move on,
Past stars and planets I travel:
Searching, probing.
No living souls have I found.

Finding myself avoiding certain paths,
I investigate this sense,
Ah, recollections of entrapment, pain and sorrow,
Do I find.

I move quicker now, more confident.
The stars and planets fly by me in a blur,
Faster still.

Off in the distance a planet, yet,
Something new and different,.
Slowly, thoughtfully,
I approach.

Excitement rockets up inside me
Feelings of anticipation, ecstasy and joy
Infuse me!

I sense, not a hundred or a thousand,
But billions of Souls,
All alive, all creating!

I rush right down,
Burning with desire,
How happy they will be
When they see me!

I dive straight in without deliberation:
To live, breath, create and become...,

A Little boy.

Reviews

[Jade]

Wow, this is long but so well worth the read, I really enjoyed this write

[hyancynthstofeedthysoul]

an interesting story. very close to what i learned in my study of jewish mysticism. i was taught that the soul descended through the seven heavens. gradually taking taking on layers of human kind from each.

[Fantasyfairy]

An amazing story. I love this prose. The whole theme is so perfect, so believable, true and beautiful. The re-birth of a soul. Vivid imaginary hun, than-you so much for sharing this with me, I really enjoyed reading it. XX