Bicentenary Poems and Prose

There is Only One Way Out

There is Only One Way Out:
To the Blessed Beauty

"The essence of faith is fewness of words and abundance of deeds; he whose words exceed his deeds, know verily his death is better than his life."

Bahá’u’lláh, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh, 10. Aṣl-i-Kullu’l-K̲h̲ayr (Words of Wisdom)

There is only one way out,
so please don't pout
or give me that
"what do you think you're writing look".

There is only one way out,
I can't give in to self-doubt
nor can I turn back;
the way out of life's maze
is forward movement
through the crop circles
of my fears.

There is only one way out,
no map can show me the exit,
and the entrance is now closed;
my only guides
prayer,
meditation,
and faith in the invisible hand
that guides me through
this mortal world.

There is only one way out,
it lies ahead,
just around a corner,
and hidden
until the moment
my soul is ready to ascend
into the next world.

There is only one way out,
and that is by faith;
by movement forward,
by advancing though
the fog shrouded maze
of material existence.

Poet's Note ▼

This poem was written as a response to a blog prompt for "Melting Snow"  "Creation Saturday: There is Only One Way Out" . This is Poem 1 of 200 Dedicated to the Blessed Beauty.