to serve life

the only worthy goal

yet for most of us

including myself

we only serve ourselves

and what we consider

our own best interests

which makes us capitalists a heart

and a part of the great selfishness

which is so popular in our time

and the great insecurity

that goes with that attitude

the fear of loss

the fear of losing

what we think we have gained


awareness is not a product of thought

and thinking is of no value at all

and mostly just a curse

that one of our ancestors came up with

a long time ago

and was passed along to us


we do like thinking we know

which is the greatest delusion of all


clinging to straws

is just another way of drowning

perhaps a little slower

but not all that much