James Moore Poet Narrative

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Just Another Door

("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 February 11, 2024 at 7:25 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 February 11, 2024 at 12:35 PM Thanks Nancy. I'd like to get to the place of celebrating both (coming and going), which I'd say is beyond both!

Franci Hoffman October 30, 2023 at 12:52 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 October 30, 2023 at 1:41 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!