The Day I Met My Reverence

The Day I met my Reverence, I was standing by the sea.

Dancing, walking, searching, that’s when Kali came to me.

She showed me her compassion as she lapped up all the blood,

Alchemizing demons into everlasting love.

She showed me her discernment as she cut the muck away,

Leaving nothing but the truth ‘neath the demons that she slayed.

She showed me her great wisdom in roaring out the pain,

Hissing, gnashing, clawing, laying out my anger plain.

She showed me of the Sacred where she chose to shine the light,

Redirecting darkness, drawing clarity from night.

She showed me intuition, what it’s like to truly know

That the divine is deep inside me, fount of Knowing, overflow.

She showed me her kind justice in the way she held my stare,

Never turning from my pain, though it felt too much to bear.

And so in midst of heartache, confusion, fear, and doubt,

Kali granted me her Power to let all those untruths out.

No more smallness or rejection, no more self-abandonment,

No more fear of not belonging, nor of self-aggrandizement.

When I saw that I was her and also me and also you,

So came limitless devotion — foundation of my Truth.

And perhaps that’s just the way, when the gods come down to us,

For there’s no burden too great that cannot be borne with trust.

So go, you weary travelers, and give her your heart bare,

For she will hold it like a treasure, with the utmost, gentle care.

And yes, she will fight–with ferocity unequaled,

But she fights for your freedom, vanquishing all evil

’Til you recognize your worth in every budding flower,

That your Soul may fin’lly rest in the seat of (y)our great Power.