In the darkest depths of the ocean,

Well below where the sun’s brilliance can reach,

All is doomed to an icy cold stygian underworld.

Yet, a plethora of microscopic plankton, tiny crustaceans and fish,

Have evolved to glow unfathomably bright

When their waters are distorted and disturbed.

The flick of a whale shark’s tail can trigger

Hundreds of minuscule cells, vampire squid and algae

To glow and glitter like a starlit sky.

At times I know you too swim in frigid dark waters,

Oppressed by a nagging overwhelming grief,

Encircled by predatory shivers of fear,

Fronds of anger or misplaced joy distorting your view.

Your brine is murky and sullied

With age-old untrue concepts and thoughts,

Slinking around you still.

Their slimy, rotting tendrils

Polluting your ocean, entrapping your feet.

And yet, a small movement,

A mere shift in attention to Grace deep within,

Sparks a glimmer of divinity that multiplies and expands,

Throughout all cells, so illuminating the dark.

Now you see the truth of it,

How you’ve chosen to swim in the dark channels of the mind,

Buffeted aimlessly by winds and whims of society,

Tossed around by currents of pleasure and pain.

And are being gifted a whole different way of being.

As plankton have evolved to shine to escape predators,

Your own tenebrous forces are your catalyst for change,

Encouraging incessantly this return to Grace.

Here, you learn to ride waves of truth and mercy,

Submit only to trade winds of unconditional love,

And uncover your essence, the bioluminescence of the soul.

For you are designed to shine your truth,

To glimmer, glitter and glow with divinity

And leave a trail of sea sparkle in your wake.

If you enjoy my poetry, a collection can be found in The Remembering, a Rosary of Light available on Amazon and Goodreads.