Wake-Up Call

A heavy head lays to rest
On protruding letters A through Z.
The ringing, a summons you fear,
That leaves you never a moment free,
You blissfully ignore,
For Ignorance is blissful freedom.
Freedom—from the fetters of this world—
For those who sleep with their eyes open.
“Close one [eye] to the world and all that is therein,
[A]nd open the other to the hallowed beauty of the Beloved.”

Against the ropes of Ego you fight
To escape the darkness and reach the light.

Wake up and rise from the ashes,
And like a Phoenix, escape into the starry night,
And soar unto timeless heights,
Above the clouds where love stands still.
Free of the battered temple below,
Assaulted by the winds of time,
Now fix your gaze on the Heavens above
And breathe the scent of perfume, sublime.


*Quote from the Hidden Words of Baha'u'llah, Number 12 from the Arabic