The Evolved Brain

This modern world we inhabit Is millions and millions of years old And out of this world evolved a brain That became self aware; and eventually out of control Hardwired with a conglomeration of Instincts and awareness This creates conundrums for mankind This brain desperately seeks peace But is at the mercy of an addictive, loquacious mind This mind longs to be in the moment But it's misguided efforts take it further away So it distracts itself with modern trivialities Only to return to the comfort of familiar pain Plagued with cognitive biases The only mammal with self disdain The burden of awareness The price a conscious creature has to pay This mind adapted from an environment That’s far removed from modern times These traits are the driving force of our behavior Sadly, most will suffer, until the day they die We ask, “why are we self destructive?” We’re confused about why we’re not focused on what's at hand We refuse to acknowledge our shortcomings Like an ostrich, we stick our head further in the sand We attempt to excuse our destructive behavior We make a halfhearted promise to try But the problems not food, drugs, or alcohol Those are just symptoms, not the why? So, many become a victim They conclude, no discipline or impulse control They deflect by saying, “ it's hard” Not understanding, where there's suffering, there is potential growth Human perceptions are contingent Filtered through an ancient neural development history Hence, the human dilemma Unfortunately, what we find, is what we bring