Maya Angelou- In & Out of Time Poem

The sun has come, the mists have gone
We see in the distance, our long way home
I was always yours to have, you were always mine
We have loved each other, in and out of time

When the first stone, looked up at the blazing sun
And the first tree struggled up, from the forest floor
I have always loved you more

You freed your braids, gave your hair to the breeze
It hung like a hive of honey bees
I reached in the mass, for the sweet honey comb there
God how I loved your hair

You saw me bludgeoned by circumstance,
Lost, injured, hurt by chance
I screamed to the heavens; loudly scream
Trying to change our nightmares into dreams

The sun has come, the mists have gone
We see in the distance, our long way home
I was always yours to have, you were always mine
We have loved each other, in and out of time

keren

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

by Marianne Williamson from A Return To Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles