- Humanity is moving in Circles!
Times after times,
Humanity thinks it is moving
Civilizations after Civilizations,
Humanity thinks it is advancing
Reigns after reigns,
Humanity thinks it is in control
Inventions after inventions,
Humanity thinks it is in comfort
Values after values,
Humanity thinks it is living
Relationships after relationships,
Humanity thinks it is all-knowing
Truths after truths,
Humanity thinks it is at peace with self
But:
Humanity seems to be lagging behind time
Humanity’s advancement is retarding
Humanity is rather subjugated
Humanity is in discomfort
Humanity is nearly second to dead
Humanity seems to know nothing
Humanity is at logger-heads with self.
Nonetheless…
Humanity seeks for the way-outs
It thinks they will pave the way
The adventure begins…
Humanity’s invention of money is thought wise
‘’It will help foster relationship’’, it thinks
Humanity believes it will solve the problem of exchange
It does…but something is lacking!
Humanity over-prioritizes money over its predecessor—ideas
Humanity’s love for money became a necessary evil on earth
So, rather than humanity move forward,
its circle movement of emptiness lingers
Humanity makes education a come-to-stay…
‘’The mind will learn to be better’’ it thinks
Humanity believes it will solve the problem of ignorance
It does…but something is lacking
Humanity’s priority in education becomes indoctrination
Humanity is left with what it has
after what it has learnt had been forgotten
So, rather than moving forward,
Its circle movement of ignorance still continues
Humanity sought to seek for information
‘’It will have what it takes to the leave the life’’ it thinks
Humanity believes it will get rid of deformation
It does…but something is lacking
Humanity’s priority becomes a sieving off of relevance for irrelevance
Ignorance is what humanity is left to embrace
So, rather than moving forward,
Its circle movement of deformation is what it is.
Humanity brings to bare an approach wellness
‘’It can only function in good health’’ it thinks
Humanity believes it will create healthy lifestyle
It does…but something is lacking
Humanity’s priority of health becomes dis-eased
Humanity’s physicality becomes disease
So, rather than moving forward,
its circle movement of sickness continues.
Humanity attains a control yardstick
‘’This will keep it in check’’ it thinks
Humanity believes it will abide under this
It does…but something is lacking
Humanity’s over-controlling power defeat Just-Ease
Humanity’s abiding power of control faces In-Just-Ease
So, rather than moving forward,
its circle movement of In-Just-Ice is what is seen.
Humanity ‘sees’ the freedom path
‘’It can work through it without the fear of control’ it thinks
Humanity believes freedom is better than control
It does…but something is lacking
Humanity’s freedom path becomes policed by itself
Humanity’s thorough stare at self blurs what it first ‘sees’
So, rather moving forward,
Its circle movement of captivity is what is going on.
Humanity designs the epitome of soul belonging
‘’It would foster the togetherness’’ it thinks
Humanity believes this would move it forward
It does…but something is lacking
Humanity’s sudden change of spirituality emerges
Humanity’s staged separation comes to stay
So, rather than moving forward
its circle movement of tampered Spirit of Reality is the case
Humanity sources for The Truth
‘’it would create a sense of responsibility’’ it thinks
Humanity believes this would face-lift its existence
It does…but something is lacking
Humanity’s focus on the material plane defeats the idea
Humanity’s attention on The Transient takes prominence
So, rather than moving forward,
its circle movement of falsehood is what it settles for
On the contrary…
Times after times,
Humanity thinks it is moving
Civilizations after Civilizations,
Humanity is really advancing in circles
Reigns after reigns,
Humanity is really in the circles of control
Inventions after inventions,
Humanity is really in the transient circle of comfort
Values after values,
Humanity is really living in circles
Relationships after relationships,
Humanity is all-knowing in the circle of temporality
Truths after truths,
Humanity is at peace with self in the circle of blurriness.
In short, humanity is moving in circles!
Mirror against the Wall
(I)
Mirror against the wall
Here they are again
Through their rise and fall,
they claim to be our only friend
They told us that they can
but we understand who they are
so, why are they talking to us again?
(ii)
Mirror against the wall
They reflect their image against us
Through their thoughts and actions,
we see their intents
They tell us they care
but their workings say otherwise
Then, why come to us?
(iii)
Mirror against the wall
They bring to us their incidences
Through their imaging,
we sense their agendas
They want us to believe in them
but we know this is a Fool’s Paradise
Yet, why would they attempt to convince us?
(iv)
Mirror against the wall
The angle of incidence is a plane reflection of their image
Through their ‘plane’ nature,
they assured us they have our backs
but we understand what they stand for
and what their capabilities really are
Still, what gave them the guts to say otherwise?
The Broken Mirror
(i)
I was angry with everyone
because I thought they offended me
This happened a long time ago
and I never knew this had gotten to me
I decided to take a picture of me
to know why I thought they vexed me…
What I saw was nothing
But “The Broken Mirror”
(ii)
They were unhappy on the inside
because situations had taken them for a ride
So, as they were figuring out a hide,
They sought to take a look at the corridor…
All they saw was…
“The Broken Mirror”
Mr. Ben, as he is fondly called, is an internationally and a represented author, poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, speaker and voice-over artiste, whose love for humanity has inspired him to thirst for knowledge towards its advancement. Based in Lagos, Nigeria, Mr Ben delights in reading, writing, communicating and meeting people. His published works can be seen at www.amazon.com/author/mrben
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1) Winds of Change (Short stories)…http://www.ebg247.com/bookdisplays/winds-change
2) Life’s Twists (short story collection and others)…http://www.ebg247.com/bookdisplays/lifes-twists
3) Life In Space (SCI-FI, Fantasy, Love, Western, Urban)…http://www.ebg247.com/bookdisplays/life-space
4) AMY.W.COM (Non-fiction—sexuality, young adult, self-help)…http://www.ebg247.com/bookdisplays/amywcom
5)The M-L.A.W Link-Man’s contribution to living dynamics: Man’s Influence over Living (Religion, spirituality, Christianity, creation, science, inspiration, philosophy)… https://www.amazon.com/M-L-Link-Mans-contribution-living-dynamics/dp/3330702117/
6) Shadow and Light—-https://www.amazon.com/dp/0997247282