Blinked, eagle was gone.
Resumed fallen posture, looked down;
next day back at school
studied for production’s mill.
Education’s one purpose,
conformity to society’s expectation;
heart’s desire, foolish affectation;
looking up betrayed reason
until Wisdom came, questioned
ground-focussed belief system.
Hidden deep, heart-fire
awakened as she spoke:
“We’re earthbound but eternally significant,
co-shapers, participants in universal story,
not people compelled to single dimension;
existence imagination itself.”
Clothed in radiant dignity,
conversed with greater powers.
gazed upon their majesty.
Welcomed to summit saw
full glory of human formed divine
crystallized in their presence;
no longer curs,
worthy only of contempt.
In love a seed planted,
vision that endures ever after.
Overcoming the serpent’s bruise,
we shall ascend amidst the stars.
© Phil Kemp 2026
