Dark and Light

[Soul Cards by Deborah Koff-Chapman,
who can be found here: http://www.touchdrawing.com/
Day 4 of the Soul Cards Journey]


Light and dark,
the two sides
of the inner voyager:
striving always
towards
the light,
she still
remembers
moments of weakness,
of darkness
and despair,
times when she
was so much less
than she
should or could
have been.

At some point,
she lifts
this dark companion
onto her back.
It weighs her down,
yet can't be left behind.
There are messages
and teachings
she must  embody.
She must carry
the weight
of this lifetime
until the end
of the journey.

Even so,
with the
added weight
of all of the
failures,
the embarrassments,
the imperfections,
the shortcomings,
the stumbling,
the flailing,
the falling,
and the
rising again,
with all
the stopping
and the
starting out,
the wayfarer
still arrives
at this  leg
of the journey,
more or less
on time.

Ahead
lies
the long
unknown path
leading to
the anteroom
of her
final destination.

A little late,
a little
the worse for wear,
but with an indomitable
and undefeated
spirit,
she continues on,
knowing
she gave it
all she had,
can't do it over,
can't do it better,
did the
best she could.