Thou art
Charles Fields II 1955 (Fort Bragg, NC)
Were that there
was never the need
To give some hope,
share some belief
Having only a tiny spark
within the core
Not just of all we are here, now
All that we can ever be
Stepping back to
when the family tree
Was on its first seed.
When we were forced to cope
with scores of unknown maladies,
knowing
untold atrocities.
Struggling against
all odds
to be
Competing for the fruits
of our desires
Before speech, writing, fire
those of our kind
even competing against
Our own kin.
As if Jesus had
an evil twin
Who existed before recorded times
Then the revolution came.
When the hopelessness
merged into the insanity.
When the shroud of destiny
obscured the apparent fate
of humanity
Cumulative, objectively,
both individually and collectively.
Cast into this world and time
seeds of our vine
bearing the fruit
of all it is we are
In depths beyond
our apparent ability
to resist our vulnerabilities,
even when the enemy
lies within
Exit our daily trials
to seek higher ground
Building
our collective consciousness
that we may climb,
spiritually ascending
towards the eventuality
that our souls
may achieve peace
C2
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Submitted by Charles2 on September 14, 2023
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