Ascent

Walking in the rain on new paths,
Knowing no laws but my very own,
I feel the force.
I want to swim upstream.
I know I won’t feel the pain, the fatigue.
I don’t want to feel the cold wind and strength of the flow.
I just want to swim upstream with all my force.
Flowers and trees glance at me as I jump in.
Scars of yesterday’s acrid rain hardly hurt.
I feel the force inside me.
I don’t need any sun to shine down on me.
I don’t want more limbs for the climb.
I just want to be one with the force within.
Swim upstream, I will.
No sun, no moon, no wind, no water,
No trees, no rocks, no light and no thirst.
No eyes watching, no opinions forming,
Just me and the light shining from within…
That’s heaven for me.