O child, my gift: A poem 

I feel the mirror of the heavens on your arm 

And the trough of my soul is undisturbed and calm 

It was difficult as you slipped out of the womb 

A cherub’s lamplight brightening up the room 

The star stole my heart in the night sky warm 

A ballad was playing for the impending storm 

The cusp of a nightmare and dream at dawn 

A salad of bitter vinegar and sweet corn 

I didn’t dream of revelation, when the choir chanted 

When the gifts come disguised, the subconscious wanted 

My fists hit the wind, raised in then unknown jubilation 

An umbrella had me covered right up to the destination 

My fate is a sweet-perfumed flower that lives in your yard 

The trumpets sound loudest for the silently fighting bard 

You breathed into my life courage and self-worth 

The glory of life’s love is infinitely eternal paydirt 

Published by montecyril

Hi, I am Monte Cyril Rodrigues and live in Melbourne, Australia. I am a retired journalist. I have been diagnosed with schizophrenia. I've had voices and visions all my life. I think it is a spiritual experience, my doctors think otherwise. I am a deeply spiritual person and keep having experiences with otherworldly realms.

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