Best Doublethink Poems
This Life
From a child taught Catholic creed,
drilled, drilled into me by school nuns;
those teachings will never recede,
but, since those days I have lived tons.
Spirituality, is life,
I found this on my long journey;
and when life stabs me with her knife,
I seek the deep green and ferny.
In the silence of a forest,
I contemplate all chosen paths;
in the peace of a birds chorus,
yet, still I feel the sting of wraths.
With a mindset of courage, strength,
and a moral way of thinking;,
and a soul with great depth and length,
I just face this twisted life unblinking.
My Next Life
I can see a girl in shadows,
she looks like me but is not me;
I will find her in death's repose,
and will awaken as this she.
In afterlife, I am reborn,
to a unique language spoken;
odd rituals to welcome morn,
I find symbols of God broken.
My past life is gone and erased,
I have no emotions at all;
there is no sorrow to be faced,
no friends, no lovers to enthrall.
This new life a bottomless void,
I wonder for this place called Earth;
for here I am a humanoid,
maybe, maybe on my rebirth.
As Our Breath Flows, Here and Now
So, having considered all this,
I think I will embrace living;
seeking serenity and bliss,
total acceptance and giving.
I am okay with the fast pace,
and will be the best I can be;
for the Lord will provide me grace,
life a puzzle given to me.
I will weep and mourn when I must,
will hold to my heart memory;
write words to release as stardust,
and treasure each sweet reverie.
And when death comes to claim this girl,
let me repose deep in my grave;
beneath blue sky where the clouds swirl,
and lay roses like a red wave.
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December 8, 2021
Poetry/Quatrain/Doublethink Beliefs
Copyright Protected, ID 12-1411-921-08
All Rights Reserved, 2021, Constance La France
Written for the Premier contest, Doublethink Beliefs
sponsor, Unseeking Seeker, Judged 12/31/2021
First Place
This life
Revolving me around the sun as an elite on this earth my gift,
a present moment fiat
churning days of joy, bittersweets tears, laughter, chagrins
forever partaking, its all me ;
Sensations burning, yearning, learning, accompanied by others
this life that I have chosen from the moment of orb conception
is a volunteered existence, pre-promised
I am following my destiny, wherever it leadeth me ...
My Next Life
I am the essence of His calling deeper then the Marianna trench
a sonar topography returning to the waters of His jet
Like a dying sunset glow, I am His nimbus one more time
returning to the equilibrium of one last outlet
inside the Buddhist wheel, a sacred scroll holds my name
I never do it twice the same, this is my refrain...
As My Breath Flows Here And Now
Succumbing to the memory loss of my last womb experience
I take first breath, first sight into a newborn family of old;
If each lifetime brings an origami experience, a soluble lesson
then let it be me again, and again, and again....
Dec 22, 2021
1. My life now’s not too spiritual although
I grew up Christian, for I do not go
to any church. I really do not care
about religion. I believe in prayer!
I talk to God and Know that He loves me,
but certain things I don’t take seriously.
Perhaps for that, the thing that I most crave
I will not find before I’m in the grave!
2. My next life – could it be that I am born
into another universe and torn
from all my memories of life on earth?
My new life here is sorely lacking mirth.
In this new culture, like a slave I live
with rules and rites! With bitterness I give
my time while exercising no free will.
With gloom and soberness my soul does fill.
3. Rewind – “and as my breath flows here and now”*
I’m overjoyed, and I don’t have to bow
to things I don’t believe in, for I need
to choose, but I do not fall prey to greed.
I’m satisfied with what God’s given me
and very grateful simply to be free.
No evil can destroy my thinking mind.
I’m true to me, and always I’ll be kind.
* Quote given by Unseeking Seeker
Dec. 29, 2021
For Unseeking Seeker's Doublethink Beliefs Poetry Contest
This life
Raised with absolute values, rules and regulations
Questioning them constantly, expecting to be killed for it.
I pretend to believe, for my own sake, when I am a child.
As an adult, question things in Sunday School, and feel wrath of others.
Doublethink belief, I am a liberalism wanting liberty and equality.
Whereas capitalization and socialization is impressed upon me with iron hands.
I wiggle out and escape, remembering that I rooted for the Indians
as a child in the sixties, feeling an empathy for them as every TV show
allowed the cowboys to dominate and rule.
My Next Life
I hope to take my New Age beliefs with me into my next life
Sure, I have incorporated a bit of Christianity, mostly the New Testament.
I hope to remember how to hypnotize myself, and to meditate.
It has served me almost better than prayers which are answered quickly.
I hope to incorporate my open-minded attitude, and my need to know.
Whatever comes will be up to my angels and spirit guides, of course.
They know the messages and knowledge I have learned in other lifetimes.
I hope to retain my imagination, and be allowed the childlike freedom to play.
As my breath flows, here and now
I plan to dabble in life with a toe full of chocolate.
A heart full of mirth, which is not directed toward others.
But rather full of hope and optimism that this might be one of my last incarnations
For I think the ultimate goal is to give away my ego and my individuality
And become one with Godmind, encouraging and inspiring the ones who struggle
to maintain hope, inspiration, enthusiasm and confidence.
I cannot imagine any position more worthwhile.
I believe this is the quintessential goal and I look forward to it.
Written 12/27/2021
Contest: Doublethink Beliefs
Sponsor: Unseeking Seeker
I
am
who I
am because
I was born here, where...
where Christianity rooted
and thrives, by insisting it is the true religion.
It is almost impossible to break away from that early religious training.
I
find
myself
living in
another culture
where I accept a new truth taught
which helps me make my way through this new, strange future life.
I am happiest knowing that I am at peace with myself, with others, and with God.
I
come
back now
to this life,
this state of being
a happier person, knowing
a peace that is common to all the world's great people
living, loving, and worshipping in peace with their own concepts of everlasting life.
SEVENTH PLACE WINNER
written December 17, 2021
especially for “Doublethink Beliefs” Poetry Contest
sponsored by Unseeking Seeker
This life
Rituals we’re asked to follow
Seem to separate man from man
Something’s wrong, it seems so shallow
Sun shines upon all with elan
So we went to temple and mosque
Sikh gurudwara and the church
Favours from God, all in fear ask
Whilst carefree birds, on treetops perch
Each affirms, their faith absolute
‘My daddy strongest’ is the norm
Fundamentalists resolute
Where lies hermit, bliss rapture warm
The scriptures per say seem alright
For each teaches, true path is love
Narrowness makes us blind to light
If God’s within, why look above
Such being the case, meditate
Celebrating our aliveness
We are still, nodes within gyrate
Entwining with the That oneness
Our prayer then, not a doing
Having chosen to surrender
Moment by moment, blossoming
Our each life breath, is God’s wonder
Our next life
One day this feeble form will die
Liberating soul eternal
Deluded desires, seek the sky
So we’re reborn; God’s miracle
Memory erased, when reborn
The same questions do resurface
Where lies the light that we adorn
Heart seeks to see God, face to face
Of what avail are the scriptures
We are not this here mind-body
Tiring of bondage and strictures
Plunge into the void, when ready
Cessation of thought, is the way
How many times must we be born
Each breath intake, is when we pray
With animal instincts all shorn
As our breath flows here and now
Accepting ourself as we are
We negate not, fear and desire
Nor with thought spirals, do we spar
Choose staid silence, because we tire
Shifting our fulcrum into space
We look inwards at all movement
Futile rat race, blocks divine grace
So sad is heart’s discontentment
Ceasing to size, we vaporise
Letting go of our doership
Life goes on, much to our surprise
No need then, for oneupmanship
Shift, external to internal
Requiring but a mindful eye
All we do, is make desires null
No cause then, for our heart to sigh
That that comes and goes, unreal
Our lower mind knows not the truth
We stand still, feeling bliss appeal
Entwining with God’s will forsooth
Boundaries blur, all becomes one
We are the holder of the flame
Luminous like the yonder sun
Recognising life but a game
04-December-2021
This Life
Who would I be
if I didn't believe in my Christianity?
This is my journey unplanned
in the birthing of every child, every woman, every man.
Someone else, would be a dark, lost soul
searching for something that can make them whole.
Is there a God in Heaven above who sees
Christian, Islamic, Hebrew, Buddhist, Hinduist refugee like me?
I only know, I sense a feeling I can't dismiss
in the doubts that often persist
questioning a God's creative flow in the how and why life exists
this within me I sense and know.
My Next Life
There is a life that may yet be
might open my eyes to what I need to see,
the lessons experienced and learned at a cost,
love gained and lost
recovered and treasured in the coins random toss,
what will that life be when all is shared equally
is there nothing left of you and me?
I would start again, the saint, the sinner man
unawares of the prior life, I spent within a life span
still, I would find a way
to believe and pray
locked in life's perpetual dance
foolishly making the same mistakes of chance.
My Breath Flows in this Here and Now
This is a heartbeat fast and slow that I hear
yours and mine, alive, living loud and clear,
nothing makes us more of who we are
then past memories with all its scars,
I'm sorry for all I did, all I may have said
glad that time allows us to still look ahead,
I do believe God exists
God judges not
love gives me the courage to not resist,
perhaps in time,
with faith and understanding
I will find my way, my purpose to accept a creator's planning.
For Unseeking Seeker's contest
Doublethink beliefs
12/07/2021
Doublethink belief, boon or bane
Environ conditions
Know that map is not the terrain
Narrowness imprisons
Here, now ego decry
Begin, by asking ‘why’
Free like birds, in the sky
Let’s give soul relief
Doublethink belief
~~~
Doublethink belief, we’re reborn
Halfway across the world
Memory erased, beliefs shorn
Yet bubbling joy, unfurled
The same sun shines on all
Hark the divine love call
Manifest as bliss squall
Ego ploy the thief
Doublethink belief
~~~
Doublethink belief, stop thought flow
Stillness ushers deep calm
Once heart mellow, we feel soul glow
God’s touch the healing balm
Each form, Holy Spirit
Judge not fault or merit
Walk path of truth with grit
Let’s turn a new leaf
Doublethink belief
28-November-2021
Triple Quietus
This life
In the dark alley of time
My life stumbles in blunder pitfalls
Uncertain future casts shadow of despair
Plunges my essence in darkness of torment.
I search for the divine route of escape
Carved by faith in the precinct of the almighty
Configuring the elements of ardent devotion
Not allured by impermanent opulence.
Detached from life’s transient thread
I’m embraced by the spiritual ambiance
Where time is stilled in eternal silence
I’m then the supreme in sublime bliss.
My next life
From the fold of karmic destiny I’m released
Transcend the limits of time and space
The soul gets free from the mortal case
Merges with the absolute entity.
My imperishable soul returns
Blooms as a lotus within a new being
Forgets the previous pain of wilting agony
Thrives in the beautiful unknown garden.
In the serene sanctum of the seamless sky
Like a bird I’ll fly away from the old nest
On wings of devout fervor my soul will soar
I’ll feel the euphoria of nirvana.
Our breath flows, here and now
Let our breath flow with the current of love,
See the divine beauty in everything God created
Empathy then drips endlessly from our hearts
That’s the truth unifying us.
Let’s do the ordained karma unattached
Lead the devoted life unruffled and united
In times of both joy and sorrow
We’re devout actors in the creator’s show.
Unliberated soul comes back again and again
Endures in repeated lives anguished darkness
Let’s illumine ourselves in the spiritual light
Together we’ll attain universal consciousness.
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December 26, 2021
Contest : Doublethink Beliefs
Sponsor : Unseeking Seeker
Narrow belief systems,
speak of a wrathful God,
who will burn us in hell
if we question scriptures
or ring not temple’s bell.
Narrow belief systems,
preying on heart’s fears are
fundamentalistic;
a bundle of falsehood,
defied by the mystic.
Narrow belief systems,
warn of soul’s damnation
in case we don’t comply,
daring to so question,
what, when, who, how or why.
Narrow belief systems,
entertain not dissent,
cultivating yes-men,
who know not how to pray ~
surely, an ill-omen.
28-June-2022
Doublethink belief beginning
With both hands folded
God's name chanting
Bells musically chorded
We have been taught
All are equal before almighty
Keep clean thoughts
No one else is more mighty
Doublethink belief once again
New identity new land
Past memories can't be regained
Now praying with open hands
Divergent customs and rituals
Mankind have faith in God
Learned to be spiritual
No one is greater than lord
Doublethink belief made us divided
All are one before deity
We have to live united
Surrender to God with fealty
This Life
Christ with His blood has purchased me
I’m saved by grace through faith
Chained by His love, I’m now set free
Doing as His Word saith
He is my Hope, the Cross, my stay
He’s washed me from all sins
He is the Truth, the Life, the Way
In Him, new life begins
My Next Life
When I die here*, I’ll live with Him
Where there will be no tears
There will be on my lips, a hymn
No pain, hunger, or fears
Eternity spent with my Lord
Singing His praises loud
Joyful living with one accord
With angels ‘bove the cloud
As My Breath Flows, Here and Now
Today, I live to spread Christ’s love
Of what He did for me
So you too can join me above
When our Saviour we see
His death on the Cross, not in vain
If you accept Him now
Salvation, this life’s greatest gain
If only you’ll allow.
12.17.2021
*Or when the Rapture happens (whichever comes first)
For Unseeking Seeker's "Doublethink Beliefs" contest
Get uncertain, fast.
I remember some, not much.
Clovers sweet and sour
puckering my lips
for the zing of existence,
my sour sweet mouth
always wanting more.
Nimbus clouds float by above,
soon there will be rain.
~~~
I hate coming back
so many grieving people,
only I feel it.
On the porch at night
I sit thinking of nothing
I am not lonely.
Blue moon in the pond
across from the running crick,
Look! deer in the street.
~~~
Sunrise, a pink bloom
brief, like the morning glory,
orange clouds settle.
We’re taught to pray but yet see not the light
It’s said God lives somewhere up in the sky
Why eludes us rapture of bliss delight
Born into bondage, this life itself a blight
Told to follow rules, without asking why
We’re taught to pray but yet see not the light
Future lives promise us spherical sight
Fanciful dreams, for which we need to die
Why eludes us rapture of bliss delight
Exiting mind games, we give up the fight
Vicarious knowledge is a big lie
We’re taught to pray but yet see not the light
Silence ushers joy, of zenith like height
Desires cease, as we bid ego goodbye
Why eludes us rapture of bliss delight
We see God’s halo within, shining bright
Suffused with love divine, we cease to sigh
We’re taught to pray but yet see not the light
Why eludes us rapture of bliss delight
21-December-2021
Beliefs doublethink
or else we will sink
in gloom
and soul’s light will shrink,
so concepts rethink
and groom
head and heart to link,
allowing love’s blink
some room.
Let us not presume
that joy will resume
unless
we let bliss beats zoom,
whence love petals bloom
to bless
form that does entomb
soul in divine womb
caress.
The time’s not to guess
but simply undress
fear chink,
by craving for less
to exit the mess
we ink
that we may progress,
love and light access,
uplink.
10-May-2023
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