Wisdom

the Harp Gate is green with moss

I sing the key and it opens slowly

to reveal the ruins covered in eternity

but I climb the stairs to reach

the labyrinth of answers to life questions

inside is the passageway once brightly lit

now more a cavern, a tunnel into self

the going is slow, must choose the right path

turn to right or left to find the center

the fount of knowledge that brings wisdom

I make my choices and arrive at the heart

a platform with the lavender crystal skull

I sit cross-legged and watch as the skull glows

emits a rainbow of colors, spectrum of knowledge

I ask my questions, my course of life,

it presents a panorama, a cinema of the future

going on for ages in shining detail, beauty

I thank the spirit of the skull for its wisdom and return