James Moore Poet Narrative

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Battle For Your Mind

(“Citadel of Light Merit Badge”, 2016, original pen and ink)

Battle For Your Mind

We live in a time of upheaval and change,
Challenge and war,
But the biggest battle
Is what some call “jihad”
An internal struggle of light and dark
As a soul makes their way along the path.

But along with the esoteric jihad
There is the exoteric, 
External struggle for your soul, 
And battle for your mind,
A battle between the Death-eaters 
And the Life-givers.

In this battle of temptation desertion is always an option,
And as many times as we may vacillate
What matters most is where we finally settle,
And in an infinite universe on a timeline of eternity,
As Led Zeppelin said,
You can always change the road you’re on.

But once we know how it will end
Then the momentary ups and downs
Cannot confuse and distract us.
This is the Path of Seeing
The path of no return, the warrior path
In the battle for your mind.

(9/16/25)

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