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Just Another Door

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("Portal of Souls", 2019, original encaustic) Just Another Door Our society is sick Spiritually sick Because it has lost religion Or transferred it to hollow Shallow faiths – such as Scientism, Environmentalism, Feminism, Marxism Which can give us literally nothing At death’s door. Death should be the big day What our lives have been not only heading to But aiming for, preparing for As our BIG day – THE day – D-Day. People prepare for other big days; Prom nights, graduations, weddings, births But curiously Not death. How do you want to die? Or put another way, Do you want to die randomly, And without direction Or with intention and vision? Either way, it’s just another door. (9/19/23)

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Nancy Kaufman

Date: 2/11/2024 7:25:00 AM

a very poignant penning Mr. poet..I've heard we should actually mourn people being born and celebrate their leaving this world which is just the opposite of what most of what we do. very clever perspective.

James Moore
Date: 2/11/2024 12:35:00 PM

Thanks Nancy. I'd like to get the place of celebrating both (coming and going), which I'd say is beyond both!

Franci Hoffman

Date: 10/30/2023 12:52:00 PM

The isms in life confuse and blur common sense and direction, IMO. Brilliant piece and so apt in today's world, James.

James Moore
Date: 10/30/2023 1:41:00 PM

Thanks Franci - so true, but those isms certainly give a false sense of security! As for death... whatever sense of security we can muster more power to us - I just want to have been working with it long enough to test how true or false it really is!