Time once lost

I look up to the sky and remember a time of innocence,

I hear the sea and remember a time of freedom,

I smell a flower and remember a time of beauty,

I touch the sand and remember a time of warmth.

All these sensations creating feelings of a time once lost,

What has changed? What is missing? What am I not seeing?

I search for this time from inside the goldfish bowl,

Looking out at a world that seems to miss the point too.

I look to the mind and begin removing the pieces of glass,

When each piece is removed it simply disappears,

Some pieces seem so deep they can't be moved,

I realize its the goldfish bowl that needs to shattered.

I start to let go of the fact I'm trapped inside,

I start to surrender to my surroundings,

I start to accept the situation,

I start to forgive myself for where I am.

I begin to learn to fly again,

I move but I can still feel the last pieces of glass,

I start to shift from looking at the glass to seeing through it,

I go from hearing problems to seeing forgiveness.

The bowl begins to crack, my senses begin to come alive,

I look past judgment and find I'm surrounded by children,

I realize I am still that child and nothing ever did change,

The bowl shatters and the mind goes blank.

I was never really inside the bowl but the bowl itself and everything inside,

It was the reflection in the glass I feared,

I realize the pieces of glass in my mind were there so I could trap myself,

I let go into not knowing, control falls away,

All that's left is that innocence, freedom, beauty and warmth.