Inspirational Poem - The invitation
Below is a poem called The Invitiation. I found this poem at www.postitively present.com - Stop Wanting and Start Being
“The Invitation”
It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living.
I want to know what you ache for
and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s desire.
It doesn’t interest me what planets are squaring your moon.
I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow,
if you have been opened by life’s betrayals or have become
shriveled and closed from the fear of further pain.
I want to know if you can sit with your pain — mine or ours –
without moving to hide it or fade it or fix it.
I want to know if you can be with joy — mine or ours –
and if you can dance with the wildness and let the ecstasy
fill you to the tips of your fingertips and toes without cautioning us
to be careful, to be realistic, to remember the limitations of being human.
It doesn’t interest me how old you are.
I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool
for love, for your dream, for the adventure of being alive.
It doesn’t interest me if the story you are telling is true.
I want to know if you can disappoint others to be true to yourself,
if you can bear the accusation of betrayal and not betray your own soul,
if you can be faithless and therefore trustworthy.
I want to know if you can see beauty even when it is not pretty,
and if you can source your own life from its presence.
I want to know if you can live with failure and still stand at the edge
of the lake and shout to the silver moon, “Yes!”
It doesn’t interest me to know where you live or how much money you have.
I want to know if you can get up after a night of grief and despair,
weary and bruised, and do what needs to be done.
It doesn’t interest me who you are or how you came to be here.
I want to know if you will stand with me at the center
of the fire and not shrink back.
It doesn’t interest me where or what you studied.
I want to know what sustains you from the inside when all else falls away.
I want to know if you can be alone with yourself
and if you truly like the company you keep in the empty moments.
Positively Present responds:
Posted: October 4th, 2009 at 4:50 pm →
Thanks so much for mentioning my site!
I was so excited when I came across that poem in some of my old stuff a few months ago. It really IS inspirational, isn’t it? I just found your site via the blog carnival at Cultivate Positivity and I’m glad I did. I really enjoy your work here!