A relevant and meaningful life

[Luna Arjuna]

The longing for things
that you could not have,

the yearning for places
you were not destined to arrive.

Wistful memories of what was
not ever meant to be.

Regret for not being who
you thought you would become.

These hallucinations of the soul
are agonizing prisoners

that must be pardoned
and released.

Clear the room.

Open the door
and let them leave.

And in this space,
you’ll paint

a glorious existence
of being here with presence

and contentment
for what truly is

a relevant
and meaningful
life.

A poem from Susan Frybort's book, Open Passages: 'Doors and Windows to the Soul'