Zealots

So many people

with different beliefs

man made religions

based on guilt and grief

Largely about power

corrupted by greed

your absolute blind following

is the drug that they need

Often made up of zealots

the most intolerant by far

having radical beliefs

quite dangerous they are

Pitting folks against family

pushing nations to wars

there's nothing more vile

than their lies by the scores

But they're supposed to preach peace

supposed to be about love

yet the way they present it

suggests no God up above

When will they learn

that the world is their brother

treating all with respect

it would be well worth their bother

Driven Unto Fear

Driven by his desire

for the wealth

and the power

of another

he had learned

to hate

this hate drove him

now to the point

where the end

justified the means

he accomplished his goal

he found power

he became wealthy

but remained ignorant

thinking he had it all

that he was untouchable

until he met a man

one much like himself

hungry for power

hungry for wealth

a man who could

crumble the empire

he had built

a weakness

now came over him

he now knew fear

Few Expectations, Fewer Disappointments

My neighbor just always seems happy

and me, I can't understand why

you know it's not like they've got a lot

they're just barely makin' it by

But that doesn't seem to bother 'em

they just keep on pluggin' along

it's as if they've got everything you could want

but from what I see they gotta be wrong

How come they're never disappointed

if it was me that's how I would feel

they just don't seem to expect anything

but they're happy, how can that be real

No More Self Pity

When I lost

the sight in one eye

I bawled like a child

wondering why

Feeling sorry for self,

well that was for me

forgetting the fact

that I could still see

My life now over

was the message unfurled

to me it did seem

like the end of the world

But it was only one eye,

what's happened to me

the self pity set in,

was this how life would be

My thoughts turned to fear

of losing the other

how would I survive

would I be a bother

it's not fair

why me

why can't I see

But I could still see

with the eye I had left

and then something happened

I was no longer bereft

I started noticing folks

that were worse off than I

with problems far worse

than the loss of an eye

That became the end of self pity,

the end of the fight

and I started to look

at the world in new light

I started to see

all the things I'd looked past

there was beauty in all things,

I could see this at last

Again such a change,

a new chapter in life

one that had opened

through pity and strife

It was a lesson I needed,

one I had not known I would

it opened the eyes of my heart,

it changed me for good

These lessons in life

though we hate them at times

if we wait for their reason

we won't see them as crimes

Look towards the positive

appreciate all you have

for when soothing the spirit

it's a wonderfully strong salve.

Life Is For The Living

There is a time

to surrender yourself

to that which is taking you

along for the ride.

This is not giving up

it is giving in

to that moment in life

that has come upon you.

These moments in life

have a way of taking you

to places

that are intended to mold you.

To kick against the pricks

during these times

holds you back from becoming

the person you were meant to be.

Each day brings with it

a brand new start,

a learning experience

and an opportunity to move forward.

We should not waste these moments

by living in the past

or being afraid

of what the future might bring.

Live now in the moment you have been given

to the fullest.

Life is for the living,

celebrate life.

Wisdom

It was old age

that created the sage

it was over time

that his wisdom did come

The lessons he learned

inside him were burned

then held close

to be shared with all of man

Many words the sage said

oh, they've entered my head

but did no good

until they entered my heart

What If

What if

there was no covetous greed,

I believe for religions

there would be no need.

Greed is often for power

and sometimes for wealth

and when overzealous

extremely bad for our health.

Desiring, groping

always for more

attacking our spirit

leaving it poor.

Gone to the point

where our means become crimes

bringing this world

to the worst of it's times.

But if there was

no covetous greed

and we find satisfaction

in that which we need.

The theft would then stop

the killing as well

and we might not be living

in this man made Hell.