Melted Tears

A Poem by Ida Kristiansen Balle

Artwork by Ida K. Balle — Ida’s Poetic Universe. The photo of me used in the artwork by Helge E. Johansen

Here inside
Where the thunder roars
And the feelings grow wider
An archway opens up
Like a flower
A passage to a deeper truth
Braided as the knowledge
Of shadow and light
In my long flowing hair
The dance of awakened life
Around the fire
Painted in white

I see my shadow aspects
Rising up
To be seen
As screams crackling
In the fire
Wanting love
To be seen
In the melted eyes of tears
Forming
A crystal path
Of broken glass
From the past
Remade in the wood
From ancient times
Burning
In the endless contrasts
Inside my heart

The fume of growth
Steaming from the tears
On the fire
The medicine
Of my true nature
Refreshed
In the dripping emotions
On the cave wall
Of truth
Illuminating
My history book
A creation story
Built of temples
And rosy lakes of light
From the goddess inside

I keep growing
In the striking lights
As my transparent heart
Is glowing in the dark
And my feelings recycles
In spirals
In the wheel
Softly spinning
Into the center
Of the storm
The core of my self
Drinking from the cup
Of loving tears
The wisdom of my womb
Brings me into
A profound healing

Artwork by Ida K. Balle — Ida’s Poetic Universe. The photo used to create the artwork by Helge E. Johansen