The Invitation
By Orlah Mountain Dreamer
It doesn’t matter to me what you do for a living-
I want to know
What you ache for,
and if you dare to dream
Of meeting your heart’s longing
It doesn’t interest me how old you are-
I want to know if you risk looking like a fool
For love,
For your dreams,
For the adventure of being alive.
It doesn’t interest me what planets are squaring your moon-
I want to know if you have touched the center
Of your sorrow
If you have been opened by life’s betrayals
Or have become shriveled or closed
From fear of further pain
I want to know if you can sit with your own pain
Without moving to hide it
Or fade it
Or fix it
I want to know if you can be with your own joy
If you can dance with the wildness
And let the ecstasy fill you
To the tips of your fingers and toes
Without cautioning yourself
To be careful
To be realistic
Or to remember the limitations of being human
It doesn’t interest me if the story you are telling me is true-
I want to know if you can disappoint another
To be true to yourself
If you can bear the accusation of betrayal
And not betray your own soul
If you can be faithful to yourself
And therefore trustworthy
I want to know if you can see beauty when it’s not pretty
Every day
And if you can source from your own life
Beauty’s presence
I want to know if you can live with your failure
And still stand on the edge of the lake
And shout to the silver of the full moon
YES!
It doesn’t interest me where you live or how much money you have
I want to know if you can get up
After a night of grief and despair
Weary and bruised to the bone
And do what needs done for your family
It doesn’t interest me who you know or how you came to be here –
I want to know you will stand in the center of the fire with me
And not shrink back
It doesn’t matter to me where, or what, or who you have studied
I want to know what sustains you from inside
When all else falls away
If you can be alone with yourself, and
If you truly like the company you keep
In the empty moments.
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