Reach For The Divine 05.09.2009 Poem by Margaret Alice

I emulated everyone who made it in the
system, represented rational principles
logical, cool and consistent, but I
discovered it was a bad act I
could not sustain

I could not become a good imitation and an
original I would not be, living my life as a
second-rate imitation of practical
sense, cutting myself
internally

Until I found visions and dreams beyond the
illusion of reality, appreciating infinity, time
unlimited in which to reach for the divine
become a being sublime, never getting
it done

Aiming higher every time and never getting
it wrong as there is no perfect ending
the universe goes on and on
ad infinitum!