Caught in the Veil

I’m caught between worlds;

Veil of heaven and earth

My soul floats, unfurled

Among sadness and mirth

Captured in minutes;

My life ’fore my eyes

Grasping sentiments

Scattered sands of my times

Every joy passes through me;

The mist of my essence

Each tear gleaming, shimmery

Alighting my substance

My soul longs for heaven

Where sorrow’s no more

Yet, my gaze glances downward;

My body, below

I’ve just minutes to choose;

The perfect and pure

Or the sorrows I knew

My companions on earth

The time passes quickly

Few seconds remain

I gasp of the heavenly

Fill my earthen remains

I swallow the light

With all of my being

Flee the tunnel of bright

Seven minutes, deciding

The pain’s worth the love

The joys exceed grief

I part from above

With new found beliefs

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https://www.messier-objects.com/messier-42-orion-nebula/