The lonely truth

The lonely truth                                                                                        

That which has brought me here, I must give up;

that which has served me well, protected me;

which has grown into my skin,

become part of me, part of my life;

that which I have clutched so bitterly

for comfort and refuge, which has always

understood me when no one else could,

is now keeping me from the heights

to which I must attain.  That which I thought

of always as my most loyal companion,

I must abandon, to find the lonely truth

of who I am and that which it is not.

O child of God, the lonely truth, it is said,

leads beyond companionship to union.