From the Heights 

From the Heights I had to fall
To find myself on earth,
I had to pass an unknown wall
From nothingness to birth.

When I first opened my eyes
I found myself in ties
Bundled-up in flesh and blood
Like a wondrous flower’s bud

A droplet of my mother’s milk
Caressed my cheeks like silk.
Then I slowly began to believe
That my former state I had to leave

I didn’t know what happened to me
When the attraction sucked me in
I may have lost the freedom I had
But being on earth made me glad
 
I entered my elders’ solid matter
Who created for us the ladder
Which for us is a relay
To regain our lost way

When I grew up I kept my faith
I realized that only prayer helps
I called “Father, You who are in me!”
My faith helped me in my new life,

When I learned from my elders
That while we are still partly matter
We have an invisible silver thread
Connecting us directly to our Father

In my heart I was pleased
And found serenity and peace
In the power of faith and hope
Which let us persevere and cope.
 

 Copyright 2009 Emile Tubiana