Hemmed in by belief

Born into a culture, conditioned by belief, we pray as we are told, deepening delusion, from birth till we grow old. Born into a culture, following ritual, we trust the holy book but if we pause to think, we’ll see we were mistook. Born into a culture, we’re habituated to feeling we are right and all others are wrong but have we seen the light? Born into a culture, we just follow the herd, asking not who we are, as that that transcends form, our soul’s luminous star.