The Stirrup and the Ground

I知 caught between:

Rebellion and adoration;
Destruction and creation;

Reality and illusion;
Prophecy and delusion;

Clarity and confusion;
Paucity and profusion;

Logic and emotion;
The desert and the ocean;

The prison and the key;
The bars that keep me caged;
The hand that sets me free.

I知 caught between:

Giving without measure
Or self indulgent pleasure;

Profit without gain
Or sacrifice and pain;

The sacred or profane;
The glory or the shame;

The pride before the fall;
Letting go and giving all;

The prison and the key;
The bars that keep me caged;
The hand that sets me free.

I知 weighing my dilemmas
So heavy in my hand;

I知 sifting grains of perished salt
Or piles of unwashed sand.

I知 looking for some answers
And hope these may be found,

So I may reach the mercy seat
Between the stirrup and the ground.