In the Sewer

Have you ever been in a sewer, looking up in the dark, trying to find a way out?

What are you looking for, the light at the end of the tunnel? The up side of things? 

Are we trying to rise above? Find a way to higher ground?  Maybe we just strive for something better, the possibility of a greater being, a brighter environment…then we look around and realize we are not the only ones.  They are all around us, surrounding every turn, all looking for the same thing, seeking the same light, the same height. 

So where is the lid?  Is there a hole?  Can you see a light – how are we seeing at all? 

We chase the idea.  It surrounds us, fulfills our fantasies, expands our dreams, but its still dark…. still no visible light to guide the way.  Only the belief, the idea of it being out there… somewhere…wandering…bright. Beautiful.

We toy with making our own light…maybe we can make a spark, a shed of light, a glow..maybe it doesn’t have to be from above. 

It can be from our level, realistic, attainable, standard.

We wonder who found the light? Who has lifted the ceiling. 

We wonder what its like – how bright is it?

We open our eyes & see a flame, a fragment of light, the spark that started it all, the glow behind the idea…the light that leads our minds, and the door that keeps it in.