A Bare Soul

In seekers heart a soul lay bare ,
A shadow within with a secret to share .
For it must seek the seekers choice !
The soul must ask but must be poise .
Its darkest moments that it must hide .

Then why would a soul lay bare ?
Hide itself beneath the pale haze ?
Then play away from the heart it cares ?
And why would the soul seek the seeker ?

To lay down the armor it wears !
To lay down to keep itself clear !
To stray away from the shadows it bears !
To pray away the iniquity the soul itself fears !
To stay awake on the path it traverses!

In the heart's core , a winding course
Cynicism's whispers, egoistic force
Yet within. a soul in longing sighs,
Yearning for peace beneath uncertain skies

Through shadows deep, the seeker treads
On a path unclear where conflict spreads
The heart's arrogant dance, a tempest's waltz
While the soul dreams of compassion, exalts

In this struggle, a silent plea,
For kindness to bloom, set the spirit free
As the path twists, both cruel and kind
Reveal the truths hidden within the mind

As the seeker presses on, the soul laid bare
Each step an echo of the inner stare.
Yet hope persists, a flicker in the night
Guiding the way where a soul lay bare .