Unworthiness and arrogance can only
allure you into their entangled shadow dance
when you forget who you are.
But just because they have become so familiar,
they manage sometimes to sneak in
without you even noticing it.
And all of a sudden you find yourself
dressed in smelly rags or shiny polyester,
and either way your soul itches badly.
Because you know the sensation of the divine breath
on your naked skin, you know the trembling aliveness
of living in the land of the unmasked,
where you, along with the thieves and the saints,
for once trust that you are
beautiful.
Unworthiness and arrogance can only
allure you into their entangled shadow dance
when you forget who you are.
~ Chameli Ardagh
Photo Credit: Dominique Youkhehpaz