Diligence: Facing

From one extreme
To another,
Bright light beams
And darkness uncovers

But what lies below?
Or is that just
A way of talking?
How can there be an inner direction?

Best to drop the metaphors, perhaps
But how to write this down
In simple words and phrases?
This is what puzzles and dazes;

Don’t want to fall
Back into the pit,
Have to keep making effort
Through the night;

Sense of foreboding re-occurs,
Have to let go
And continue my work,
No time to desert;

Inclining the mind
In a skillful direction,
Engaging the will
And facing the storm;

I will not be yielding
To this negative wave
But examine it closely
And find the spirit within it,

I refuse to get spooked
By strong feeling,
As it’s only a natural process,
A regular happening.