Depth of Soul

There are veins that run within our souls,

veins that if we follow them lead to either

the very depths of thought

or the doors of despair.

It takes strength to go deep:

to look inside a soul and see the failures,

the weaknesses, to be reminded

of every single thing that has ever gone

wrong.

To ponder such things; to think on them.

To wrap our hands into them and weave them,

warp and woof,

into a useful tapestry of our lives.

This is the challenge of depth.

Any fool can look into the mirror of the soul,

sigh, and walk away.

But only a person of depth can look into such a mirror,

sigh - and then continue to stare until the blurry

becomes clear.