Kali Yuga
Here in the Kali Yuga (Dark Age)
We are no longer sustained by the high
And mighty order of Tradition
Instead waves of chaos
Swell on the tide of freedom
What was high is brought low
And what was low is held high
If only for an instant
As eventually all men
Rise and fall to their natural level.
Here in the Kali Yuga
As we wander blindly in the dark, dissolution reigns
And so as we wouldn’t expect a child
To understand why
We shouldn’t expect the newborn woke mass
To understand who they are or what they do
These are the times of dissolution after all
When the ignorant embrace their ignorance as wisdom.
To everything its season
- this being the season of destruction and want -
To everyone their time
- this being the time to retreat and preserve -
Till when the tide turns and flood abates
And the scorched and scoured earth regrows.
Then even the children of the flood
May see the need to know
And perhaps their children will inherit
A capacity and ability evolution
Chose a generation to skip.
Until then we wait in silence
In caves and archipelagos
And gather the inner forces
We’ll need to face the dawn.
(12/1/23)
Copyright © James Moore | Year Posted 2023
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