Diving into myself

with eyes closed
I take the plunge -
a leap of faith
into the dark deep,
where cerulean skies
fade away
with every breath,
in the blue-black sea;
stifled with fear
of the black expanse,
my body taut
to drop its defense,
I sink, I tumble and
arise with the flow,
I see around me
bubbles aglow!
a form of the Buddha
looms in sight,
his head bathed,
in a pool of light,
just as I stop
and let go of all,
my eyes set ablaze
with a dazzling white wall,
I slowly emerge
from the darkness beneath;
when I dive within,
I set myself free!