Surface Depth

We relate to God 
with surface depth...
thus remaining
profoundly distant
from the unlimited breadth
and scope of spirit...

when wrongly considering,
we confound immortal, never sleeping, 
unchangeable Divine Presence 
with the ever-ephemeral, retiring
superficial nature of our physical bodies—

(the mesmerizing entrapment
of our eye-candy) 

Though Spirit is not 
separate from obvious matter,
as the earth has its wealth of star
(life giving warmth we absorb
automatically) too often 
the relationship is less than 
literally complimentary, 
outer bodies hardly an accurate reflection of
the purest nature of our First-cause 
(God The Perfect)…

We consciously avoid
the deeper interior, 
where Truth flashes
(like a Time’s Square Marquee
on a Saturday’s Evening);
overtly chasing our hearts
from Spiritual reality
when Right conflicts with 
personal ego…prompting us
to run toward the far more controllable
exterior—easier to make-over
a human body (Hell! We have pills for that
nowadays)—for even semi-enlightened 
scientists are at a loss, when it comes to the 
soul (no definitive substance to God in a 
universe of man-made illusion).

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Date: 3/20/2020 8:50:00 AM
No doubt seen by some as a remote academic discussion, I think that you have hit on some vital and intriguing questions here and addressed them with perception and poetic effect. For those who see themselves as mere physical bodies, it would seem ‘obvious’ that the answer lies in ‘pills’; but you have expressed it far better. Very well written! Joe.
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Joe Dimino
Date: 4/7/2020 7:41:00 PM
Hi Geoffrey; who knows? I can only guess at such mystery the same as everyone. Somehow I think factual answers lie just outside of human understanding. Near enough to be an extension of ourselves, but far enough away to be alien. Someday we will find out and all be surprised together.
Date: 3/4/2020 8:47:00 AM
Really enjoyed, Joe! Well written with meaning on several Levels. Panagiota xx
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Date: 3/4/2020 12:59:00 PM
Hi Panagiota. I do try to make my works multidimensional. I write them with the intention of turning the light on...for less chance of stumbling as one searches life for something personally meaningful. xx
Date: 3/3/2020 12:33:00 PM
Thought provoking for sure Joe, enjoyed the read (three times), thanks...
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Joe Dimino
Date: 3/3/2020 5:14:00 PM
Charlie, you made my day. Thank you my friend!
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