I keep striving, I keep seeking for what is real

It all fades away

I am sitting on a staircase
filled with things—
worries, possessions, doubt, fears,
the weight of the world

And in an instant, it all fades away

All that is left is me
in a dark, quiet room

nothing in this world is real
but us
and the love we carry

We are weighed down
by the heaviness of conflict
by the demands of the ego
by the need to be special
to be right
to be everything

everything that is not real

The ego’s conflict entices us
to fight
but for what?

What are we fighting for?
When everything will be wiped away
in a second,
and all that will be left
is us,
our spirit

I have to walk in this place
to be in this world
But I will not fight the ego’s wars

I give up the need to be
to be right
to be special
to be the one

today I accept that I am of love
of peace

I am one with all
I see the oneness in all
even if this is impossible
from the ego’s vantage

So I call on my helper

Holy Spirit,
Help me perceive correctly

and when an error occurs,
Help me see it for what it is
and move on

Holy Spirit, help me forgive
For nothing in this world is real
But the love I share with my brothers
and the love they share with me