Silent Victory

Classic poem

Silent Victory

Those who know their greatest Enemies Know without doubt,

Our greatest Battles are always fought Within;

In Judging Others I Too Have Been Judged!

Judging myself less worthy than I imagined!

Judging Myself to Be, All the More Wanting!

Judging myself To Be Less than I had desired!

Like a Child desiring to become so much more!

The voices within, none may ever really Silence!

Gibbering Monkeys Clinging to All of our backs!

Distractions from What We All Still Hold dearest!

Unable to listen, They Cannot Hold conversations!

Irritating Mocking Echoes and Flattering Fantasies!

Ghosts And Wraiths, Of Everyone's past and future!

Insistent upon Bending our Ears every way they can!

Demanding our Personal Attention all for themselves;

All the louder the harder we strive to Drive them Away.

Until we Do Something that we have Never Done Before!

And, in losing our own minds,

We finally Come To our Senses!

Following our Own Experiences,

We can Nurture more confidence:

In the very ground below our feet!

In Each Other, as well as ourselves.

Elevating Ourselves In The Process.

Lifting each other up off the ground!

Enjoying Sharing smiles as We do so!

Raising others as we Raise Ourselves!

Confronting our worst of Nightmares!

Learning what it Means To Be content!

Learning how to truly live Once Again!

Within our worlds, both Outside and in,

Laughing as we help each other balance.

There is no Greater, Possible Satisfaction!

No greater Happiness and joy is possible.

There is no possible Greater Contentment!

Than lives Indistinguishable from dreams!

Our dreams reflecting all our true feelings!

By living the dream we Create our dreams!

By just listening Promote greater Tolerance!

By just being ourselves Discover any others.

By just Being Honest discover new wonders!

Inspiring others by just becoming Ourselves.

The love we Give becoming the love we take!

The love we Get Back could yet live on again!

The love we Share multiplying exponentially!

Feet Shaping our paths as our path shapes us!

Each step again harmonious poetry in motion!

For the invincible peaceful warrior Lies within!

His great truth embraces his own Vulnerability!

His greatest love lending his hands to humanity!

His greatest joy becoming sheer poetry in motion!

His attainment when Great Silence Speaks loudest!

His heroic Strength Abides in his personal Integrity!

His Weakness Becomes A Greater Source of Strength!

His honor and integrity is Actualizing ignorant Virtue!

His Pride in seldom having Any Use or desire for Pride!

His Spirituality from his truth of A Miracle To Believe In!

His good name is A Princely Jewel Wrapped in filthy rags!

His accomplishments Artfully Sowing Peace, Love, and Joy!

His Compassion the Awareness That All Can Know Nothing!

His sense of Humor in Asking Himself what was the question?

His Unbound Sense Of Wonder And Beauty Residing in Nature!

His Serenity In Mama Calling and Papa Remaining His Rock of Ages!

His Confidence, in Seldom Underestimating Anybody’s Contributions!

His willingness to humble himself,

Willingness to Confront himself,

Willingness to Be truly Honest.

Conscious it is Now Or Never!

Our Past, Can’t Stop Waiting!

The Future Can Wait Forever.

There Are No Half-Measures!

No better time for us to begin!

No Greater Opportunity Exists!

No better way to Command Fate!

No matter requires more Attention!

No Greater Power in the verse Exists!

Try?! There Is No Try... Do Or Do Not!

Making 90% Of This Game half-Mental!

Embracing others we embrace ourselves!

Embrace yourself you learn who you are.

Know that we All Share the same mother!

Know that we're All Still Children of God!

Know That All Struggle upon their ascent!

Know that you Haven't Lived a single day!

Know that no one has ever Known Victory,

Until you do something special for another!

Just anyone who's completely unsuspecting!

Just some poor unsuspecting slob you've met,

Who can't find the words to thank you enough!

Who can never possibly, hope to ever repay you!

The sudden familiar expression of comprehension!

The sudden surprised looks of humbled recognition!

As the Silent Victory of the Truth is Triumphant again!

The Silent Truth that leads to ever greater silent victories,

Victory residing in paying it forward, until the end of time!