'You Must Speak the Truths People Do Not Want to Hear!'

A Poem for My Birthday - The Powerful Messages from the Ancient Mystical Spirits

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The Wizard consumed his magic potion 
As His Witch-Wife watched on with apprehension
But she in her wisdom knew he would emerge healed and unharmed
No matter how scary a vision the always mysterious brew might yield.

This Wizard and His Beloved Witch-Wife 
knew the variety of creatures
Who might emerge once the potion was drank
Unknown Ghosts who don't know they're dead, 
                  Demons who lie,
                  the people of the past lives, 
And perhaps even Dear Great Great Great Great Aunt Mary Jane, 
                                                      Lusty Teacher of those once enslaved

Who knows what might
Emerge Next?

The Wizard would find out, 
in a more gentle journey than ever before
Almost a disappointment compared to 
past exhilarations and transformative terrors of the spirit world

The Voice Began Telling Him:

"You must speak the truths
people do not want to hear!"

That repeated over and over and over seemingly endlessly.

Then the High Priests of Atlantis appeared 
and spoke with simple clarity 
To one of their own.

The High Priests of Atlantis Tell Me 
I must speak the
truth even if it kills me.
"Why" I ask

"Because the people must evolve
beyond their warlike nature
or else all life will be destroyed."

"We are in charge and you will do as we
say. You must follow your oath and get
back to the work we sent you to do."

"The evil dark ones must be defeated again.
They must pay for what they did to us."

"You must confront all liars
with the truth of their lies.
No one can escape what they 
have done. All must be punished
for their crimes."

Then I dare ask: "Who are you?"

And they answer in perfect clarity:
“We are the spirits of the Priests of Atlantis and you
are one of us."

I dared to ask: "Why are you doing this?"

And they told me of my requirements:
"Because you agreed to it long ago.
You are doing your duty and
following our instructions.
That is why you feel so at odds
everywhere you go. This is not
your world, your world is gone."

And then the Wizard awoke and saw his beautiful Witch-Wife watching
with sincere love and concern.

"Now do you know what you must do?" She asked with a grin, 
for she already had heard it all before...