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The purpose of our lives is to be happy—Dalai Lama
Php 2: 2 Love, being one in spirit and purpose

 

Earth Life Purpose

When self-awareness arrived 
               friction was the price to pay
Hang-ups: now to a mindful 
               self-conscience we fall prey
A primal hysteria, a repressed realm 
               of raw violent emotion 
A basic instinct to stay alive 
               in the unconscious and in motion
Choices made won’t make the grade
               all will reveal then betray
A gift from a loving source
               mankind ruined—had his day                                    
No relief for consequences brought 
               by voluntary actions—only unrests                                                         
Spirit hidden, mind insight, beliefs transcend 
               even the subconscious tests
Bad behavior unleashed with emotional charge 
               is emanating infectious tolls
To be calm and to have benign intentions 
               as does the temperate climate 
It becomes more favorable; earth life purpose 
               is to be genuine—it's what stirs souls
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Gorelick Avatar
June 3, 2022 at 10:51 AM
Life makes no sense sometimes, you expressed it well. You described a world of sound and fury with no resolve, something to ponder. Robert
Anaya Avatar
July 26, 2023 at 7:02 PM
Just throwing it out there, could be a reflection of attitude, and searching for answers. Thank you, Robert!
Baker Avatar
January 29, 2022 at 2:09 PM
A lot of wisdom in your poem, I Am. Thanks for sharing, Bill I'll be following your poetry now.
Anaya Avatar
January 30, 2022 at 1:10 PM
My mission accomplished, so happy you will follow me, I am honored!
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