By Mike Turner
I do not remember my birth
Nor the exquisite bliss that preceded it
When my soul was contained
Not by my physical body
But by the essence
Of all existence
Combined
As a part of Creation
I will not remember my death
When I leave this mortal shell
And my soul is released
To re-join the Whole
Where I will once again
Be one with All
Comprising the warmth and comfort
Of the Beauty that is Love
Bio: Mike Turner is a songwriter and poet living on the US Gulf Coast. He was named Male Gospel Entertainer of the Year by the Alabama Music Association (2016) and the North America Country Music Associations International (2017), and was featured on the “15 Minutes of Fame Stage” at the 2020 Monroeville Literary Festival. Mike’s recordings have received play throughout the US, UK, Europe, New Zealand and on the Armed Forces Radio Network. His poems have been published in several print and on-line literary journals; his poem, “A Flash of Blue,” was awarded 1st Place in the 2020 Springtime Contest at Academy of the Heart and Mind.
Academy of the Heart And Mind 
Beautiful, poem, Mike. Well done 🙂
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