To Know & To Eternally Be
by Khaled H. Nusseibeh

Can a theme be inexorably found
In the depths of a restless soul


Digging deep into an unknown
As though a reality in intangible shrouds


The frontiers of a vast unseen
Anchored in a perceptible self


Conscious of a tiny particle of truth
In the immense ocean of the expanse


Is it physical matter or pure spirit?
Kindred though distinct plains


The senses blur a great vision
Bringing things down to matter


The yearnings for an absolute
Beaten down by earth’s sway


Only to renew an ineffable quest
To know and to eternally be