Seeking the Spirit of Man
“Seeking the Spirit of Man”
By my side and kept at my desk are the two books.
The dictionary which I expand my vocabulary with;
The other is a bible where I do my research.
The bible for me is a philosophy for the survival of mankind.
While it saddens me to admit it;
With out guidance it seems ever apparent;
Mans inhumanity to man in his deeds are his ultimate downfalls.
It is not religion per say I search for its definitive truth.
People cast aspersions endlessly prattle;
They contend and recommend all manner of intrinsic concepts;
But there is a light that comes with truth.
It’s there for all to see if only one pays attention.
The building is not the church, the people are.
The sect is by far not the ultimate means;
And religion is a from of practice sometimes needed,
For those of who are lost and need specific daily directions.
If you tell me there is not a God I ask of you to explain;
From where has the emotion called love come from?
Am I to believe it is a delusion construed by humankind?
That has no common denominator and therefore is most likely untrue.
I love my brother and my sisters;
I must; else I obtain no conceptual continuity.
Though there are some who have succumbed to pain and have become lost;
I seek the keeper of truth to ask for their release from there burdens.
No my brother man is not yet ready to broach the unknown alone.
And criticize not the slow pace at which they may travel their road;
But instead aid us all against the pit falls;
And the twisted turns in life that can lead us into darkness.
These are the teachings given to us by Him the truth;
And we as a species are not equal to his conceptualism.
Copyright © Leonard Taormina | Year Posted 2007
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