Mastery of Self
The anxious sense of self
Forged in a flawed reality
The blind internal drives
Percolating in the cortex just beneath
Ubiquitous is the struggle
Antiquities impressions preside
Reptilian hardwired features
Dominance – an extreme will to survive
Anxiety, fear, and anger
Emotions hard to please
Audacious insatiable appetites
Malignant cancerous disease
The struggle - the fight
A metaphorical demonic hold
We fall - dropping to our knees
Surrendering to our insufferable lonely souls
A metamorphosis occurs
Emerging - as if from a really bad dream
Awareness to the Truth
Nothing - is as it seems
We’re not worthless and dirty
Decrepit and weak
We’re a conscious creature of habit
That’s what makes us special and unique
The subconscious desires are what move us
They indiscriminately influence our lives
But consumed in abundance
Tragically – will lead to our demise
So be ravenous in moderation
Temper - don’t deny
Learn to live in the present moment
Be real – not a fictitious virtuous disguise
Awareness of our human nature
Acceptance – the glory; the triumph of our past
Appreciation for this opportunity
Autonomy - liberation manifest at last
The mastery of self
Striving to fulfill all that be one can be
Transcending all self-expectations
Profound – a unique master in modernity
Copyright © Kelly Hitchcock | Year Posted 2019
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