Singing to Monsters

Image: Sophie Munns (?)

The day will come

when the monster

that haunted the halls

of your childhood nightmares

stands in front

of you

wielding what seems

to be

power over your Fate.

You can hope that

he’s not hungry

in that moment,

but he will be.

A karmic lack

of Holy satiation

is what makes a monster.

He will want to devour you

because your absence

makes him feel safe.

Listen closely now -

I will re-mind you

of what all true faery tales

teach:

When confronted

by a monster,

Sing.

Sing the song that

Life has been composing

in your heart –

breath-note by breath-note.

Sing until the monster

returns to human form.

Sing until the wounded child

who was the monster

is wounded no more.

Sing until the child who

was wounded is initiated

into authentic adulthood.

Sing until the authentic adult

who was the child

has found within his own heart

the harmony that complements

your song.

Sing until the duet

re-minds all those dwelling

between Heaven

and Earth

that Love

is what

transforms.

© 2010-2011/Jamie K. Reaser

Published in "Note to Self: Poems for Changing the World from the Inside Out" (www.hiraethpress.com)