I close my eyes

And journey inward;

Journey deep, within,

Journey beyond the depth of everything.

I mute my senses

To make the muse of the visuals

But the door seems to be locked;

A hollow takes me deep into its layers –

Darkness, silence, and nothingness –

That is all I can feel.

Seeking the ray of light

To find the key

I rush towards the door

But fall on the floor.

Lying there, I hold my breath,

And search again;

Only then, I see

the sky reflecting in the glass mirror

Beneath my feet.

It was the moment of awakening

For I realized that I wasn’t wandering,

I was standing in the middle of space and time.

Since the moment I opened my eyes

I was awake,

But the awakening had just begun

When I closed my eyes

To journey inward.

(This poem is part of the series titled ‘Journey Inward’, where I am going to publish 30 poems on spirituality, introspection and self-discovery. You can read the other poems of this series from here.)

(I’m participating in #BlogchatterA2Z)

(I am also participating in the Global A to Z Blogging Challenge 2025 and the Na/GloPoWriMo Challenge 2025.)