The Substitute – Part 6

~ Frank Solanki

I sat down near his feet at his signal
His legs were still crossed and hovering

With eyes still closed, he spoke:
“I did not hear your heart beat when you stepped in here
And I do not hear it now
Your problem is not your heart, but your mask
You wish to take out your heart
But it is your mask you should take off
But I fear that is not what you came to hear
My child, you will find what you seek
It is exactly what you want
Yet it is precisely what you don’t need
Nevertheless, carry your feet a mile from here
Where the sands and waters meet
There, close your eyes and listen
To the sound of the waves crashing
Whilst perched upon a hard surface
There you shall find your answer.”

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15 thoughts on “The Substitute – Part 6”

  1. Beautifully written. Thank you for sharing. Our masks are used to hide ourselves from God and others. The truth is God sees us just as we are and still loves us. Often, the negative words of others, aren’t even based about us.

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  2. I think we all wear a masks. And that changes at different stages in our lives. The masks we wear are everything from spiritual to cynical. They fill our emotional needs or voids at that specific time. And taking a mask off can be gut wrenching, liberating, whimsical, dare I say magical.

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