brain washing

we have been brain washed almost from birth

by our parents

in our schools

by big busniss

television

religious dogma

patriotic indocrination

friends

classmates

and on and on and on

truth is rarely seen

now we just believe and hope for the best

mostly because we are afraid not to

and sadly most of us just try to act like everything is ok


living and being our truth without interference has not been permitted


our future has yet to be determined

the rest of our life has yet to be lived

our truth exists within our being

yet mostly restrained by our training and programing and beliefs


awareness is not a product of thought


we each must find our own way

self is the clue

being is the gift


we are often called human beings

yet a human being is pretty rare in our time


i see a lot of humans acting and preforming their little games

i see humans hoping and wanting and praying

i see humans lying to others and their self

i see humans doing terrible things to each other

and sometimes what could be called nice things by some


i rarely see a human just being anymore


we have been taught to think and remember the rules

and to deny the children the right to be who they are


our essence is our way

our truth exists in the silence within


probably ought to deleat all this

guess not right now


being is not achieved by trying or any great effort or sacrifice

life is a gift


but talk is cheap

and this mess looks too big to  clean up to me

but where we go remains to be seen