what is purity?

the questions I ponder
are ageless
I think
timeless versions of a repeat
each generation wonders
each new life breathes it's potency
where do we come from?
where do we go when we're through?
the spectacular cycle
of a so called 9 month journey
40 weeks actually and sometimes more and others less
miraculously a new life grows
tiny egg and sperm colliding
the utter chances - one in a zillion or whatever it is they say
the actuality of you being you and even coming to be
are practically zilch
and yet here you are
and here am I
and one day our life becomes another
as we pass from one stage into another
our bodies constantly regenerating themselves
cells and atoms being reborn
new heights and hairs and hours
we grow and change and move
through this journey
I was child once
and suddenly thrown - dropped - transformed
into adult
and families change and friends
and we keep on going
looking backwards and forwards
but forever really NOW
now is the moment that slips away so easily
and yet it's always right there
we look into heritage and try to trace
our beginnings
and if we're lucky we know the moment we caught our first breath
in this current life vessel
and one day this casing will wither away
joining or is it rejoining the earth
what will we become?
what have we become?
I am busy thinking
and asking
and daring to know
I look around for a secret key
a door opening into pure understanding
and beauty beyond all belief
I believe there is a place
and we've either all been there or are on our way
back
this place of pure
is within
and without
and all around and inside
and if you dare to look
maybe you will see

or at least keep looking........