Ego fiercely defends
status quo, perceives
movement as predator
Soul craves peace,
provoked by the illusion
division the public glide
How do we manage
when progress, stripped bare
displaces understanding?
Alone, I cycle through
these observations
encounter jammed passages
Dismayed by deviancy
messages aimed to exploit
the vulnerable naked and blind.
(For Eugi’s Causerie weekly prompt: observation. Image my own.)
I so love the title VJ..
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Thanks Mich. I literally feel as if this piece needs an ending that I could not access, lol.
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Lol…maybe in time you will have its ending..a happy ending to write
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I hope so!
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Very well scribed! The photo was perfect for your poem! 🙂 ❤
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Thanks Deborah.
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Fade to black…
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Well that is an ending.
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…the vulnerable naked and blind, fade to black. Its as clear as the classics!
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Lol.
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This drawing is so haunting and well matched with your words💗
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Thanks so much.
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I always enjoy your line breaks, the flow; I can picture you reading this one. And the words have such breadth. I agree, too: Great title!
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Thanks. No possible ending?
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Sunset. Sunrise.
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Lol! Good one.
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Such an apt title; I would so love to be able to write myself an ending for the status quo. I love your image; it reminds me a favorite book illustrations from what I read I a kid.
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Thanks Liz. The answers are not easy
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No, they’re not. And it seems they get harder by the day.
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Yes!
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The picture and the words are haunting – powerful. Love the lines ‘Ego fiercely defends status quo / perceives movement as a predator’ Wow!
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Thanks V.
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Wow! The title itself is compelling and your words are haunting. Your image is the icing on the cake and adds clarity to the mood of your masterpiece. Brava! Thank you so much for joining in.
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Thanks so much Eugi. And thanks for sharing.
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You’re most welcome, VJ. 😉
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But if we can admit our poverty, nakedness and blindness then we will have help from a much Higher Source than ourselves.
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Yes. I like this as ending – or at least as a next step.
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INdeed!
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