Transcending

... a down to earth view....

Transcending

 

our world is a place of hurt,

it sobs uncontrollably

filling oceans with

an endless supply of tears,

with our seeping blood,

for we have self cut.

~~~

why do we stand by,

watch our blood flow

as it drips

and pools,

drips and pools

forming lakes

the size of continents.

is it the mesmerizing effects

of redness; a color

haunting in its

place in the universe?

perhaps it is our fear of red

that paralyzes our activities,

limits what we do

to what we already know,

the brain stymied status quo.

we are too enamored

with the maze,

wanting simply for our turn

at its center.

so, while we may act,

even feel good that we do,

the blood still flows,

drip, drip, drip,

pooling ever larger

and mixing with ever deeper

agonizing tears.

~~~

our world is a place of hurt,

chaos already drenches us with

redness,

isn’t it time we move

the pale,

transcend beyond what we know

into what is right?

isn’t it past time

to clog the machinery,

put everything on the line,

turn our criticisms by pen;

turn our hope of the universe

into the swords of revolutionary change.

~~~

our world needs this.

we need this

so we can transcend

out of this maze

and into a new world

and become future people.

 

Aztec Warrior/redzone 3.9.17

Author's Note

... thanks for reading...

Reviews

[Sami Khalil]

"isn’t it past time

to clog the machinery,

put everything on the line,

turn our criticisms by pen;"

[Sami Khalil]

"redness,

isn’t it time we move

the pale,

transcend beyond what we know"

[Sami Khalil]

"perhaps it is our fear of red

that paralyzes our activities,

limits what we do "

[Sami Khalil]

A very powerful humanitarian message that should resonate with all to stop the madness in the world and be more tolerant to diversity. We all bleed red as the saying goes...Excellent, sir...:)....................

[jacob erin-cilberto]

there is something about that color...meaning "stop" "blood" "hurt"---one of the reasons i never grade in red...

we flinch when we see us...and it reminds us how vulnerable we are.

j.