Meditations in the Garden of Good and Evil by John-Arthur Ingram

October 15th 3:54am Holiday Inn Express Room 321 or 123

I.
I am death. I am life.
I am Satan. I am God.
I am predator. I am Prey.
I am the serpent. I am the Garden.
I am the Dragon. I am the Swan.
I am the Lion. I am the Lamb.
I am blind. I can see. I am vision.

I am the fulcrum,
the balance
to the
scales.
I am Father. I am Son. I am Mother.
I am Anger. I am Calm.
I am Fire. I am Water.
I am Fear. I am Love.
What am I?
What shall the third incarnation be?

II.
I can see in the dark & the light.
I am the Sun & the Moon;
Dawn & Dusk
Twilight & Starlight
Falcon & Star
Swan & Sword
What shall the third incarnation be?

I am the 3rd eye blind
&
3rd eye opener.

I am wanted Dead or Alive;
Dead and Alive.

I am Man & Woman
Womb & Tomb
The wound & the wounded healer.
The curse & The antidote.
What shall the 3rd incarnation be?

III.
I am the Sacrifice.
I am childless.
Is that my sacrifice?
Which God do I serve?
Are there only 2?
What shall the 3rd incarnation be?
To be or not to be.
To be and not to be.
“Hell is empty. All the devils are here.”
What shall the Artist do?
What shall the Artist create?
Who shall the Artist serve?

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