On this Gaura Purnima Day I offer this poem:
RESPONSE TO THE RAGES
There is a major unrest on the globe
Public air travel has somewhat slowed
Replaced by war missiles in the sky
At a speed that defies species that fly
Hatred has escalated to a major peak
Reducing mountains to a level that's meek
Such rages arise from a misidentification
Perceiving spirit as self is clarification
The mammoth lie is to say "the body is me"
When sticky attachments do not permit one to see
But who wants a pat answer to any problem?
Simplistic, unscientific sentiments are unwelcome
What if trying to tame the mind applies
Where misunderstandings have their goodbyes?
I'm not suggesting to abolish brute defense
That would absolutely make no sense
Cool heads can invoke a pleasant surprise
Through pro-active dialogue comes compromise
Repetitiousness is history's specialty
Let that soul exercise its naked reality
And declare, "I was, I am, I will be,
I give, I live, I forgive and am free"
Rages do persist and spill into the next gen
Contempt knows no end, no exhaustion
Warriors do tire out at a point in time
The new gen picks up and maintains the sword's shine
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