bitter brew / the face of loneliness/ search and embrace

bitter brew, the Chinese tonic that builds up strength
and gives vitality. drink, consume, though it be difficult to down.

how often has it been that the most bitter experiences give us the most strength?

but the danger is always that you become embittered yourself.

***

in a crowded bar, through the smoke and music - she saw the face of loneliness.
so stark the dissatisfaction, a longing for more than this world could offer.
at the moment of creation, we are never told that our hearts and longings are boundless but our capacity limited.
so certain the emptiness of the soul. spirit so often ignored, and it arises with a vengeance, proving that it does indeed exist.
at the moment of creation, we are given spirit but we are never told that the spirit underscores all there is to life and to the world.
so dark the sorrow, unhidden beneath the painted smile and the face, fresh made up.
at the moment of creation, we are made to be true but we are never told that the world can never abide the truth.

***

there is a search. there is a journey.
what are you searching for?
where are you journeying to?

search and embrace those you have learned to love best, then.

and in the meantime, i ask myself the same questions.