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Sometimes I achieve clarity
Certainly an altered state
Not often, unpredictably
But when it happens
I am grateful
I get to see past the curtain
If only for a moment
And realize, looking back
That there is no curtain
Like a full moon
Behind the clouds
Always there
Just obscured by a few
Insubstantial shades
Easily dispersed
Revealing everything
I try to carry these moments
With me, especially in dark times
I just wish I could do this at will
But, I have to settle
For these few, far between moments
When the curtain disappears
And I can see the world and myself
Clearly, and feel the common vibration
That unifies everything