A Celestial Conversation

A CELESTIAL CONVERSATION Once I had an uncommon privilege Standing before me was a celestial apparition Who, despite my sins, bordering on sacrilege Offered to relieve me of my heart’s confusion “Why” I asked “is there on this earth An abundance of evil, a preponderance of gloom Suffering and sickness, delusion and death Lives careening on the brink of foretold doom Illusions of splendor an inspiration to men Who toil all their lives as slaves to a scheme Designed of course by creatures of their kin A theater of sorts, having all but an earnest theme” “Hear” the voice of the celestial life form came “That you may learn and tell to all whom you encounter The folly of man justifies its fame Even in the heavens, where derision meets the matter Consider the strength with which you are endowed The capacity to create, the power to discern Like others of its kind, suffering thrives where it is allowed Death has no hold where an attention it fails to earn Rid yourself of the cloak of selfishness and greed Let your pursuit of knowledge precede that of wealth Greatness grows, the thrust for truth its prime seed “I hope with these” the voice said “I have helped you heart’s health” JYDE 01/16/2012