Master of Two Realms
Advancing past
the last threshold,
the resurrecting champion
-established master
of two realms-
has vanquished ego,
fear of death,
all necessary adversaries,
to breathe,
regain,
restore,
and know
those freedoms
only peace
returns.
Master of Two Realms © Copyright 2021, Robert J. Tiess.
View this poem at AllPoetry.com
33 words (prompt limit). Image (warrior standing on summit, looking at the sun) inspiration brevity challenge prompt - link:
https://allpoetry.com/contest/2789392-Brevity--33-words-or-less.
Poem also inspired by Joseph Campbell's "Hero's Journey" stages (especially the "Master of Two Worlds"):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero%27s_journey
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero%27s_journey#Master_of_the_Two_Worlds
See also:
The Heroine's Journey
and Maria Tatar's The Heroine with 1001 Faces
.
Submitted: October 9, 2021