I viewed an image
a menacing grin with
hollow eyes
mirage like apparition
mysterious meaning
symmetrical ethereal
mildly feeling of sinister
 

I patiently waited
for a thought to come
some remembrance
of its meaning
seeking assistance
from my higher self
intoning it in meditation
 

the vision received
was just as mysterious
as four white pillars
ascended my view
upon them was lettering
perhaps ancient script
turquoise colored
symbols I’d never seen
downloading from
the top to bottom
 

returning then with
the vision imprinted
attempting now to decode
four pillars…
pillars indicating
support, strength
architecture standing
the lengths of time
also a type of candle
*four… vibrates
individualism, originality,
unconventional behavior
enigma, seldom understood
prophecy, shock, far future ideas
imagination, dedicated to tolerance
*turquoise… a stone of protection
abundant in native American jewelry
safety, prevention of accidental death
awareness, meditation, the moon, creativity
its color related to the fifth chakra
*fifth chakra… representing the throat
when open, a center of communication
powerful desire to talk
in combination with another, brilliant
sky blue as long as neither was dominant
able to glow as a blue sword symbol
when closed, mouth, throat, teeth, or thyroid
ailments and misuse of knowledge
the lettering or symbols on the pillars
have not yet revealed themselves to my mind
 

as I read all the meanings of this vision
I suspected they may or not represent
the original symbol at all
however, because of that grin
it lead to here, perhaps
there was some meaning in that
for what really lurked
in those hollow eyes
is a mystery yet to be known
 

*research from Linda Goodman, numerology;
LadyHawke wiccan knowledge of color/stone interpretation;
Anki, reiki knowledge of chakra interpretation.