SPIRITUALITY UNDEFINED
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i tend to be more spiritual than religous
because i believe in spirit of the individual
having come from an american indian ancestry
i am all about nature and signs
and that he/she/supreme being
for which we have many names
and depictions is after all
whatever flavor resonates the best
to nest in our searching souls
as a perfect blueprint
for what is the rightest right
we can hope to attain and perpetuate
while our mortal bodies
live on this physical plane...
    
SOMEONE I LOVE BEYOND ALL REASON
HAS JUST COME OUT OF A DARK TUNNEL
INTO THE LIGHT
THE REASON IS THAT THE UNIVERSE
HEARD AND RESPONDED
TO HEARTFELT PRAYERS

I WANT TO TALK ABOUT FAITH
AND RELIGION FOR A MINUTE

I BELIEVE THAT ALL PEOPLES
HAVE AN ARTISTIC WAY
OF DEPICTING THE SUPREME BEING
AND ALSO HAVE A UNIQUE STORY
ABOUT WHO AND WHAT HE/SHE IS

ALL I KNOW IS WHEN
I AM REALLY IN NEED
AND ASK FOR HELP WITHOUT GREED
OR SELFSERVING STIPULATIONS
I RECEIVE EXACTLY WHAT PRAY FOR...

THAT IS HOW I HAVE LEARNED TO PRAY
BY PAYING ATTENTION OVER THE YEARS
TO WHICH PRAYERS WERE ANSWERED
AND HOW SIMPLY AND UNSELFISHLY
I ASKED FOR HELP.

I HAVE A GREAT NEED
TO BE AROUND MY FRIEND
HE IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME
BUT WHEN I SAW HOW DEEPLY HIS PAIN
HAD SETTLED INTO HIS HEART
I STOPPED PRAYING FOR HIM
TO FIND HIS WAY TO ME
AND STARTED PRAYING THAT HE
WOULD FIND HIMSELF IN A PLACE
WHERE HE COULD BE HELPED
AND SAVED FROM THE DEMONS
THAT LIVED IN HIS MIND.

I RECEIVED A CALL
FROM A MUTUAL FRIEND
WITHIN DAYS WITH HIS NUMBER
HE SOUNDED HOPEFUL AND BETTER
THAT HE HAD SOUNDED IN OVER A YEAR

WE HAVE KEPT IN CONTACT
HAD A VISIT
AND COME CLOSER THAN EVER
HE IS NOT IN THIS TOWN
BUT HE IS WHERE HE NEEDS TO BE
AND HE IS HAPPY

I FORGOT FOR AWHILE HOW TO PRAY
BECAUSE I WAS SO DEVISTATED
WITH LOSING HIM
AND BECAUSE MY NEED
FOR HIM TO BE WITH ME
CLOUDED MY VISION
AND MADE SELFISH MY HEART

I DO NOT KNOW IF GOD'S FACE
RESEMBLES ANY OF THE ICONS
WE WORSHIP
HERE ON EARTH
OR EVEN IF HE/SHE HAS A FACE AT ALL
BUT I DO KNOW THAT
SOMEONE IS LISTENING
WHO KNOWS OUR TRUE HEARTS
AND THAT GETTING ACTION
WHEN YOU REQUEST IT
IS JUST A MATTER OF INTENTION

IF YOUR HEART IS IN THE RIGHT PLACE
YOU CAN GET ALL THE HELP YOU NEED

THIS IS MY THANK YOU LETTER
TO WHOMEVER OWNS THOSE
CELESTIAL EARS
AND WAS KIND ENOUGH
TO THROW A MIRACULOUS
LIFE SAVER INTO THE CHOPPY WATERS
THAT WAS MY FRIEND'S WOUNDED SOUL
AND PULL HIM INTO THE LIGHT

A FINAL NOTE
IF YOU WISH SOMEONE
OUT OF YOUR LIFE
BE POSITIVE
AND WISH THEM
TO FIND HAPPINESS
SOMEWHERE ELSE
RATHER THAN THAT
THEY SHOULD COME TO HARM

I BELIEVE THE UNIVERSE
ABHORES NEGATIVE REQUESTS
AS MUCH AS SELFISH ONES...

LOVE LIGHT LAUGHTER
AND HAPPINESS
IS MY CONSTANT PRAYER
FOR ALL OF YOU