by Sigrid E. Mortensen
© 2023
Humans have been making sacrifices
Giving up what they love
What they value
To unseen gods
For as long as there have been humans.
What will you sacrifice?
Will you sacrifice old ideas of you?
Will you part with old beliefs?
Will you give up limitations
Or shed old selves
That no longer serve you?
What will you sacrifice?
Can you toss upon the pyre
Old grudges
Old pain
All the reasons
And justifications for keeping wounds open?
Will you slice into
Your most cherished facade?
Will you risk
Discovering
Your true nature that hides
Shyly
Inside the carcass you one loved?
What will you sacrifice?
What are you willing to live without?
What will you give up
To gain the favor of the
Unseen god
Within you?
How deep is your faith that
Unattached
From old patterns
Old habits
Old judgements
And condemnations
Your True Self
Will bestow blessings upon you
And help you thrive?