Human Cravings

“Are you aware of human cravings?” bursts out my grandpa, lips shaking “Cravings, cravings for everything humans do! Drink all beers as fish in water Elope all queens as a bull in a kraal Fight for; get all riches and be filthy rich Give all titles, let them dangle as mangoes Have all honey, bathe in as flies do In the hand, give all powers of the land Jeeps, all models pick and give Knock out all rivals, get all medals Lust, love, crave, crave day in day out Material wealth, pleasure, power are emptiness Nothing material satisfies human cravings Open eyes, poke your nose, and erect your ears People living on earth fight, struggle, kill Quick they are to grab as cats grab rats Reach their graves and you find nothing Step in heaven, hell and you find nothing Tour purgatory and you find nothing Up in clouds search and you find nothing Verily, verily cravings are spiritual What is material can’t satisfy the spiritual Xavier, listen; craving is empty project.”