REALITY

My life is always an open book;
tho, I’d prefer just to hide;
sometimes, I have a confident look;
but that’s just a smirk opened wide.

I make no pretense at who I may be;
for, I have so little time left to change;
unfortunately, I’m just

Many seek the path to righteousness;
believing it consists of what they do;
instead, it’s a cousin to mindfulness;
and, amount of God’s love, they imbue.

Some seek a life path, with little regard;
often making selfish choices;
frequently falling; their character marred;
by listening to unrighteous voices.

Heaven and earth will pass away;
or so the Master, said;
leaving us no earthly place to stay;
but, earth was only a bed.

For, we all were alive, before we came;
and life shall remain, when we leave;
we must not allow an earthly game,
diminish all we know

Most foods and medicines have a date;
to be printed on their package, required;
indicating how their effectiveness relates;
beyond which, they’re said to have expired.

That doesn’t mean they’re now valueless;
they still may have a contibution remaining;
but it certainly tells us, their value is

Consider all life’s greatest fears;
ones which cause the most pain;
bringing sorrows, and often, tears;
but, also resulting in gain.

Fear is nothing; but an absence of trust;
for the all powerful, within us, resides.
Darkness reminds, we’re only mere dust;
and our faith, remains hidden, inside.

What makes the mercury within me rise;
so I become a hothead of nature;
what makes me as one, whom I despise;
what’s the appropriate nomenclature?

What’s in emotions that I’m anti robotic;
setting me apart from machines?
My various emotions make me exotic;
was it something

So many seek the road to success;
making it their life’s goal;
while others have wrongs to redress;
serving a more personal role.

When you choose your life’s purpose;
don’t make success be your goal;
a hidden agenda lies neath the surface;
the Master has a much