Come Closer
Hi everyone, I just wanted to share a poem by Anis Mojgani called Come Closer.
I have been plagued with anxiety disorders that like to get in the way of success, so I like to look for things that inspire me to overcome my fears.
I hope this helps anyone here trying to deal with their fears of starting their own business or any other fears that might be an obstacle in your life.
come closer
come into this
come closer
you are quite the beauty
if no one has ever told you that before
know that right now
you are quite the beauty
there is joy in how your mouth dances with your teeth
your smile
is a sign of how sacred your life actually is
come into it
come closer
know that something softer than us
but just as holy
planted a piece of himself into our feet
and that we may one day dance our way back home
know that your almost there
come closer
come into this
know that whatever God prays to
he asked it to help him make something of worth
he woke from his dreams
scraped the soil from the spaces inside himself
he made you and was happy
you make the Lord happy
come into this.
come closer.
there are birds
beating their wings beneath your breastplate
gentle sparrows who are aching to sing
come aching hearts
come soldiers of joy
doormen of truth
my heart was too big for my body
so I let it go
and I have shaved off so many of my corners
that I have felt at home only in a ball
bending myself so far backwards
that the song of my mother thought that I was returning
but believe me when I tell you that my soul
my soul has squeezed it's way into narrow spaces
place your hand beneath your head when you sleep tonight
and you may find it there
making beauty as we sleep
as we dream
as we turn over
when we turn over in the ground
may the ghosts that I have asked, enters up through the turning
kneading me into crumbs of light
and into this thing, love thing, called life
come into it!
come you wooden museums
you gentle tigers
you little giants
I see teacups upside down
glowing in your smiles
your hearts are like my hands
some days all they do is tremble
I'm like you
I too at times am filled with fear
filled with fear
but like a hallway
let us find the strength to walk through it
walk through this with me
walk through this with me
through this church of blood, bone and muscle
that is ours
there's a door infront of us
put your hand on it's knob and let it swing open
take a step forward
back straight,
head up,
eyes open
and heart loud
walk through this with me
walk through this with me
thank you
Watch Anis Mojgani perform this poem.
Thank you for sharing. All the very best for you....