Hidden Message

I call this piece Hidden Message.

You might wonder why.

It's not the scribble marks or the random circles.

No, buried in the deepest layer of the image,

there's text that says

Find Yourself

No Matter

How Long It Takes. 

"Hidden Message" ©2017 Meri Arnett-Kremian/MeriMagic

Sometimes we're so burdened down

by expectations

and social imperatives

that we create multiple layers of

artificial persona.

These are often the roles we've assumed,

but they're not the essential us

that we brought with us into this incarnation

and will carry with us 

when our body no longer serves us.

That essence is elusive for most people,

at least to glimpse their own,

but it will play peek-a-boo with you

when you least expect it

and it may shine outward so others can see it

like a holy light.

I wonder if, when you catch those glimpses,

you expressed gratitude toward your Soul

and the creative force from which it emanated,

would it -- like the Muse -- appear more often?

A noble experiment.