Fortitude and Longing

Fortitude meets Longing

On the road to despair

Perilous dreams narrow the path

They stumble and fall

And plead for a guide

They meet Mercy who leads them

To the boundary of hope

Longing desires a name and a face

Fortitude dreams of perfection and grace

Dreamers on a desert land

Waking to an oasis of truth

From vast planes of illusion

A mirage of uncertainty lies heavily

Upon the crown of Longing

A shadow falls like a question mark

Across the path of Fortitude

Both remember

Both forget

Longing becomes Fulfilment

Fortitude evaporates into air…

And Fulfilment breathes deeply

Exhaling Love on despair

~ Collette OMahony

Image; Salvador Dali