Why the blind man danced

Why the blind man danced

When the blind man danced after being healed,
he forgot all else but this simple fact,
that in a life of being ignored and overlooked,
of being told he was punished by God,
being in darkness and sorrow,
isolated from the multitude
who only wanted him to be quiet,

He danced because,
for the first time he was seen,
all of him by loving eyes,
filled with compassion,
of infinite depth,
nothing hidden,
all of it,

He saw it too and wanted to flee,
however he did not,
for what he saw in those eyes
was deeper than what he experienced,
what was seen was loved,
nothing left out,
and in this being seen
was the root of his healing,

My how he must have danced,
cried, yelled and laughed,
a fool he became
for he experienced deeply,
what our human hearts are made for,
his whole being renewed,
in the searing fire of infinite love.