Second Encounter Somewhere in Time

Share this useful info from LuminEarth.com!

• 

By John Kern

Two souls passing in time,
Each sensing in the other, recognition of search’s
     completion..
The promise of coming home again.
Yet, each bound by prior commitments;
Each bound by societal dictates and expectations.
Moments to cherish.. foreseen, dreamed of, then
     longed for,
Yet not reached for, not realized, not lived.
Excited aliveness of possibilities,
To soon cut short.

This window of opportunity too brief,
The courage to action too fragile,
Tick-tock then gone

Here again, in forms and appearances of this new incarnation,
Here again that spark of recognition in each for the other,
Here again sticky commitments and social pressures,
Here again a window.. closing.

Will the torments of that first loss, now embolden heroic effort
Sufficient to loose personal and societal strictures?
Will knowings in their hearts prevail
While doubts and conditionings of their minds fall away?
On what side of the glass will our would-be lovers find themselves
In this window’s final hour?

Tick-tock…

Introduction 

This is poem is about two souls who are meant to find one another and be together to complete a major part of the tapestry of their human existences.  During their first encounter they are enticed and attracted to one another to an unexplainable degree, but they let their then-current life situations mute their behaviors toward one another until circumstances geographically remove them from each other’s presence.

Then, lifetimes later in a different incarnation, they again find and recognize each other in a setting almost identical with that of their first meeting; thus given a second opportunity to choose the powerful leadings of their hearts and souls or the comforts and stability of lives they have built to this point in time.

The author’s intent as conveyed in style and wording is to endeavor to bring to the reader’s remembrance or imagination a similar situation in the reader’s own life which was similarly charged with unspoken passions and allowed to quietly languish until the opportunity for positive action had passed.  A central theme highlighted in the poem is the impermanence of the window of opportunity, and the suggestion that the torment of a prior missed opportunity may be an encouragement to action if given a second chance.

Share this useful info from LuminEarth.com!

• 

Disclaimer: The statements in this article are for educational purposes only and have not been evaluated by or sanctioned by the FDA. Only your doctor can properly diagnose and treat any disease or disorder. The remedies discussed herein are not meant to treat or cure any type of disease. The user understands that the above information is NOT intended as a substitute for the advice of a physician or a pharmacist.