Internal Landscapes

And I felt myself going. I was in a great deal of pain, it was a very frightening experience, but I began to slip… I just sort of, feel myself going, and I remember trying to hold on… I’ll be ok, I’ll be ok… And it got to the point where I just couldn't… And everything began to just become very quiet. And I can remember with every ounce of strength I had I wanted to say goodbye to my wife, it was important to me… And I did, I remember just turning my head, looking at her and saying… I'm gonna die, goodbye Joan… and I did It was then that I experienced… experienced what we call a near death experience, for me there was nothing near about it, it was there. It was a total immersion in light, brightness, warmth, peace, security… I did not have an out-of-body experience, I did not see my body or anyone about me, I just immediately went into this beautiful bright light. It's difficult to describe, matter of fact it’s impossible to describe. Verbally it cannot be expressed, it’s something which becomes you and you become it… I could say that I was peace, I was love, I was the brightness… It was part of me… Goodbye my friend Love will never end And I feel like you And I breathe all truth Love is the lifebreath of all I see Love is the truelight inside of me And I know you somehow As I hold you in my heart In my heart There's a fire in the sky And I know it's you (Senses following me) There's a light that's so bright And I know it's you And I dream like you And I believe in truth For I was always there And I will always be there... And it’s just so beautiful. It was eternity. It’s like… I was always there, and I will always be there… That my existence on earth was just a very brief instant I could say that I was peace, I was love, I was the brightness… It was part of me… (Joe Geraci 1981)