No Relation

A young girl had a crush on me

I really didn't care

For I was into other things

My future to prepare

A stranger tried to befriend me

Mine wasn't a rejection

We simply had no history

So I felt no connection

My parents tried to contact me

But I'm out on my own

I have a life, I'm busy now

Their care I have outgrown

I have a great career ahead

Though sad and all alone

I wish I had found love, a friend

A heart, a clue, a home

But life is what it is I guess

So why make speculation

My state and actions have no link

And so there's no relation

The treasures of the heart

Are quite a difficult assessment

But you can't hope for dividends

When you've made no investment

Vessels

The novice was determined

"Everyone, out of my way."

"I'm going to the mountain top,"

"To see God's face today."

He pushed and shoved 

And clawed his way

Passed countless souls

Who caused delay

The needy, the infirm

The old, the child at play

Passed friends, family and strangers

Even a loving maid

And when he reached the summit

His gifts and offerings splayed

Then on his knees all through the night

He prayed, and prayed, and prayed

But God did not appear to him

And so he left dismayed

Tired, parched and weary 

Staggered home from his crusade

The children saw him afar off

They stopped their game and news relayed

First stranger ran to buoy him up

The infirm offered help and aid

The needy brought him food and drink

Reviving him--kindness displayed

Then friends and family arrived

Consoling him and love conveyed

While elders gave wise counsel

The young maid smiled 

Despair was stayed

For as he looked into their eyes 

He saw something Divine pervade

The light shines in the darkness 

The pure in heart shall see 

And know as they are known

As vessels of Divinity

Blinded

Where do I run to?

Where can I hide?

From God

From myself

From the emptiness inside

Psyche lost in ego

Battened up with pride

Fig leaf of denial

Blind and selfish guide 

There is far more to you

More than you realize

Walk the path of empathy

See through God's own eyes

Open up the shudders

Eyes adjust to light

There you'll find Self, God, and Love

Everywhere applied

That Would Be Heaven

Why is life so hard?

Why are things unfair?

Why are some so cruel?

Why so much despair?

What's the purpose?

Where's the justice?

Who will save us?

When will God entrust us with heaven?

Here's what I have garnered

Discomfort propels all progress towards solutions

Incense lights the fire which tempers ethics

Villains coalesce opposing armies against themselves

Sorrow produces humility, earnest, and empathy

Eventually these will produce comfort and security,

Righteous, self-governed individuals,

Unity among the children of light,

And a wise, honest, merciful, and vigilant community

That would be heaven!

All Things Equal

We're not created equal

Except in these three things

We all cherish life, liberty

And happiness in our being

No power can erase it

Nor break the Divine seal

Inalienable the birthright 

Self-evident and real

We'll fight with our last dying breath

In efforts to retain it

It cannot be trained out of us

Nor can a law restrain it

For it lies at the core of being

The elemental self

Without it we are naught

Possessing no sentient wealth

Thus being equal in these things

Does not make us the same

For each are born with strengths that boost

And deficits that drain

Though empathy can level fields

Towards equal opportunity

It can't guarantee outcomes

For our actions have disparity

For laws of nature must be fixed

And physics clear unbiased

So those that use these rungs to rise

Can have a firm reliance

To exercise their freedom

To bolster up their life

And propagate their happiness

As their God given right