~ RETURN

As I feel myself reappearing
From the profound rapture
Of the core,
I question, momentarily,
The value of returning.

For an instant
I am tempted to remain
In the place of infinite beauty,
But I begin to think of the interest
That life in the world holds -
Music, books, art, people:
A different kind of pleasure
Than the other,
And I let myself rise
To the surface of consciousness.

What would happen
Next time
If my joy in the world
Is not quite so strong
And I yield
To temptation?