Thoughts?

[CJHeigelmann]

Epiphany Rising by C.J. Heigelmann

Here I sit wondering, on an island betwixt discontent and hope. "Is there more?"

The conscience of my mediocrity reaches out once more to my present paradigm of belief.

With boldness it reaches further.

"There must be more! More to this life..." The thought echoes outward into the infinite, the source.

Howbeit, even the shadow of truth understands the oneness of the question and the answer..

The eclipse of my soul divides asunder, as the demise of my mind's archetype begins.

Ever changing is the course of my soul, to glimpse the light which breaches the dark void.

I move toward the light. Why?

I now understand. I am light, and I want to go home.

[palilogy]

I just have heard all of these lines before...
I want to see more of the speaker and their life in the poem.

[CJHeigelmann]

I just have heard all of these lines before...
I want to see more of the speaker and their life in the poem.

It sounds like you are insinuating plagiarism. If you are, then please provide the evidence of such.

If you are not, then clearly state that fact. Then, I will gladly explain what this means to me, line by line.

If you don't have any of your thoughts to share of the work at all, (besides the dubious comment, and your desire to glimpse into the personal impetus of the work) then I will know to explain from square one.

Thank you!

[DATo]

The poem perfectly captures the premise of the title. I thought this was an excellently constructed description of the transcending phases of illumination when experiencing an epiphany. In the general sense the poem can be representative of any epiphany though I strongly feel that the closing lines are a reference ... to dying? Perhaps I am mistaken and the term "light" is a metaphor for the light of truth.

Nicely done!!!

[CJHeigelmann]

Thank you! You are spot on! I wrote this one night spontaneously. I wrote what I felt inside. No edits, no re-write. Much gratitude for sharing your thoughts!!