The shoot...

[Bukenya]

The Shoot

Before the light there was darkness
Awaiting the awakening of consciousness

For a seedling to become a shoot
There must first come the root
That feed upon life itself
Inspiring the higher self
To elevate above the blinding earth
To honour that which may give birth
Illuminating the power from within
For underground, light is hidden

Before it may grow
It is first to know
The source of all things being
Those that are, without seeing
Guiding each soul through consciousness
To the path of essentialness
By the mercy of Jah bless

Then only the shoot may rise
To that light beyond the skies
Beyond the darkness that it knew
Above the ground to taste the dew
A youthful existence that is true

The sprout of life in all its wisdom
A fledgling of its future kingdom
One day a tree to become
Unified with the only one
That sustaineth life in eternity
The roots of a binding unity
For guidance to its destiny

Gradually time will unfold
The story still to be told
The branches with an ultimate goal
Stretching forth the key they are to hold
To reach for the infinite sky
For in this, answer truly lies
The source of all that is known
Of all that was...all that is...
To perish and be grown


By Robin Kasozi Bukenya
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