From Darkness and Void


From Darkness and Void

Born into Light

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From darkness and void,
born into light.
Awestruck — beginning the crawl,
till upright and knowing.
Sought after power,
taking all that is given,
unlimited source.

Gathering all,
remaining — in the darkness and void.
Closing remaining doors,
hopeful — keeping all there is for self.
Gathering,
hoarding,
casting shadows of thought.

Returning to the beginning,
a place of darkness and void.
Sitting
quietly,
acknowledging thought without form.
Breath,
spoken word,
It Is born once more.

Walking amongst the two-legged,
unknowing — once knowing.
I Am darkness and void,
as witness to.
Much greater
I Am Love — Light,
as witness to.

Just a speck of sand,
drop in the ocean,
carrying all of land and sea.
Single — two-legged,
walking with thousands — before,
during,
till the end.

From darkness and void,
to Light Unlimited,
and back again.
Coming to an end,
returning — as in the beginning.

~Ani Po


Thank you Jason Edmunds, for hosting these words in a Taste for Life.


Much gratitude for those who take time to read, ponder, and allow the inner workings of self to come forward. Grateful for the feedback, love shared, and, more importantly, the Dance with Inspiration. Deep Peace.

Joseph Lieungh

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Holding Sacred Space


Holding Sacred Space

It is all sacred

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A man searches the world for sacred space — finding it already under his feet. He sees pain and suffering — clouded by judgment — hatred, overlooking sacred space afoot.

Holding his own — for self, family, and community — sacred space grows in peace and love. With every step, the sacred grows. Acknowledging pain and suffering — natural beauty all around — it is so.

Kissing Mother with peace and love — stepping in sacred gifting of selfless fashioning — It Is So — we are dancing on sacred ground.

Sacred space present wherever we are. ~Ani Po


Looking back into the collective song, I remember the clattering of echoing screams of fallen angels, pleading with creation to cease tinnitus’s constant ring. Knowing now, what was blind to the fainted belief, the murmur of winds calling names, sight unseen made known in disbelief.

Integrated timelines of past — present to future folds — old dogma fallen to the wayside of relieving self-inflicted wounds and traumatic remembrance. Quietly forward is the thrust snare of tiny inner drumming — self-discovering — knowing it was all a dream — streaming consciousness from self and collective whisperings.

Alone, he sits — at first glance, knowing this — spirit all around acknowledging his presence. There he remains — on a back porch rocking about or overlooking the crashing waves somewhere in the Pacific — giving thanks for the path that led him to the present day.

In gratitude, he gives thanks for the hardships — the traumatic encounters — and the glorious memories bearing perma-grin lasting for eternity. Holding sacred space for self — holding sacred space for all who wish to enter.


Thank you Diana C., and the whole Know Thyself Heal Thyself family for holding this sacred space.

Much gratitude for those who take time to read, ponder, and allow the inner workings of self to come forward. Grateful for the feedback, love shared, and, more importantly, the Dance with Inspiration. Deep Peace.

Joseph Lieungh

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