Fierce Elements in a Friend

A small package alluringly unconcerned laughed aloud 
Beguiling smile of unconscious freedom unrealized
Flowed like lava over me cacooning me in molten ice
What fierce elements inhabit you and encase my thought

When is a dream a lie - when is a lie a dream 
Neither are either and yet dreams and lies go on 
And truth is but a dream in an amber glass of  wine
My mind can only conceive my truth and never know yours 

What fierce heart beats inside, beats at the wall's integrity
When it finally falls a path to freedom's gate awaits
And like a tiger you will fear no thing and  bow to no one
Like a book unread you will unfold and find the fire

There is truth in dreams unlived a lie in dreams that thrive
The most precious thing we can know or ever hope to know
Is the measure of our freed spirit in the rain of a storm
And the trembling of our hearts in the light touch of desire

 © Paul Viel 1999