Love, All Along

It was only near the end that I realized,
After so many years,
That all I ever wanted was…
Love.

For so long, I lusted for ecstasy,
Or a long lost Shanghri La,
For Heaven,
Or “enlightenment”.

But it was none of these.

When Love, without cause or condition,
Filled the Serene Emptiness,
Left when “I” vanished,
All was Fulfilled.

All was Fulfilled.