Most counsellors will tell you,
That its is all about you,
And how it is up to you,
To do everything for you,
To treat you,
And find ways to move forward to a better space,
for the sake of you.
70 years life experience among others,
Who think of others,
Do things because of others,
Do things for others,
Do things with others,
Value others,
Value their mothers,
Or Fathers,
Or even children from others,
Because they have been mentored by others,
Because they see pleasing some others,
Who see you as one of the others,
Who see the real you, in need of others
Or have saved you from one or more not nice others,
As a way to bring out the best version of you.
A you who has always pleased themselves,
Will never see themselves,
As needing others,
Until they find a version of themselves,
Talking to a counsellor about themselves,
Because they have been left behind by others.
A super confident you,
Sees others in the same boat as you,
Others who have been shown both sides of the coin,
To know how best to join in,
Given the you, that was born in,
To a world that is confusing day out and day in.
Birds fruitless trees forsake,
Swans and cranes leave dried lake,
Courtesans scarce to wealth-less cling,
Counsellors leave a corrupt king,
Honey bees flee from lifeless flower,
Beasts forsake a forest on fire,
Motive-dunk men in self are sunk,
In this world, who to whom is dear?
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Translation |17.08.2024| free verse, love, self-interest
The Sanskrit verse:
vrksham ksheena-phalam tyajanti vihagaah, shushkam sarah saarasaah
nir-dravyam purushham tyajanti ganikaah, bhrashtam nrpam mantrinah |
pushpam paryushhitam tyajanti madhupaah, dagdham vana-antam mrgaah
sarvah kaarya-vashaat-janah abhi-ramate, tat kasya Kah vallabhah ||
Can they take back
the rights our parents earned?
Take back the Lynching
and all the houses burned?
Can they move you
to the back of the bus?
And close their doors
to most of us?
Stop us from just saying
it's not fair
When all can see
discrimination there?
All while saying
there is no hate
While one sided judges
decide the debate
Have not traitors, liars
and thieves trickled in?
Where once Providence
and justice judged their sins
Had we reached the pinnacle
of success
before the Devil could stop
our work in progress
"HE LEADETH COUNSELLORS
AWAY SPOILED AND MAKETH
JUDGES FOOLS"
Where once we were in the
right direction, but now they
change the rules.
No need for them to find out
if it's unjust of even cruel
And if you think they love
then you've become a fool
[ Job 12;17-18]
Take my fear away
Let me speak
With clarity
Let my lips move
While my heart proves
The truth
About depression
Addiction
And anxiety.
Kale Brereton
August 22, 2018