I want to know (Erasure Poem)

It doesn’t interest me

what you ache for.

The adventure of being alive

is opened by life’s betrayals

the story you are telling me is true.

 

I want to know

if you can disappoint another to be true to self;

if you can bear accusation of betrayal

but not betray your own soul;

if you can live with failure

yours and mine;

 

I want to know

what sustains you from the inside,

when all else falls away.

if you can be alone with yourself

in the empty moments.

 

Source: Oriah Mountain Dreamer, The Invitation 

Link: Thought Catalog