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Earth Life, a Hard School

Earth life, a hard school, dark desire cesspool,
Senses externalised, all objects sized,
No wonder then, we behave like a fool,
Truth dawns, when by Holy Spirit baptised.

Ego controls thoughts, so we’re ill-advised,
Body hormones rule, our instincts cruel,
Bemused by illusions, fleeting goals prized,
Earth life, a hard school, dark desire cesspool.

All hope seems lost, feral lust’s our fuel,
Though conscience speaks, as God Himself disguised,
We heed Him not, behaving like a ghoul,
Senses externalised, all objects sized.

Hypnotised by thoughts, our soul’s paralysed,
Chasing rainbows, we continue to drool,
Game of shadows leaves us demoralised,
No wonder then, we behave like a fool.

Discerning cause of pain, as pulse dual,
We cease thought flow, that ego’s vaporised,
Thoughts reassigned to their role as a tool,
Truth dawns, when by Holy Spirit baptised.

In timeless time, God within’s realised,
Heart lotus blooms, revealing soul’s jewel,
In-form polarities are stabilised,
Our free will’s liberated for self-rule,
Earth life, a hard school.

05-June-2022

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Baker Avatar
June 5, 2022 at 5:34 PM
Eloquently written my friend. Earth school is hard until we accept the help of the spirit within. Bill
Seeker Avatar
June 5, 2022 at 6:04 PM
Yes, surrender is the way!
Rodrigues Avatar
June 5, 2022 at 10:11 AM
Earth life is indeed a hard school! Bravo - a great poem of the flesh and the Holy Spirit.
Seeker Avatar
June 5, 2022 at 6:05 PM
True, Kim. Touched by Holy Spirit, ego shorn, we become the twice born, here and now, in flesh.
Buhagiar Avatar
June 5, 2022 at 10:04 AM
Very inspirational. Man was made for God and not vice-versa.
Seeker Avatar
June 5, 2022 at 6:06 PM
God is not ‘out there’ but ‘in here’, dear Victor
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