Best of Intentions

I tried.

Best of Intentions

According to the legend Prometheus gave us fire,

Whilst Socrates remained steadfastly adamant!

Education is your kindling of the eternal flame,

Rather than the overflowing, of a cheap vessel!

Just the first nasty container, you come across,

Just any old piece of junk, that nobody wants!

Just any handy container found lying around!

Just the first container, that may hold water!

With whatever liquid could be found around.

Whatever crap, you can force down a throat!

With gallons of saltwater, piss, and vinegar!

Whatever bullshit, people are willing to buy!

Whatever bullshit happens to be fashionable!

Whatever happens to sound good, to any fool;

Whatever crap anybody can slap together fast,

Whatever bullshit, you might resell at a profit!

Whatever you might convince, morons to swill!

Unbending, he could not teach anyone anything;

Refusing to ever accept money at all for teaching,

Observing that none may ever make a horse drink!

Being constrained to just encouraging any to think!

Where a horse may choose to drink just out of habit.

Drinking poison never realizing what they've drunk!

Merely the empty vacuum residing between the stars.

Merely the empty silences between each of our words!

Merely echoes and shadows, of the one greatest Truth.

Any stated beliefs and intentions can't quite compare!

Never capture the essence, of what we wish to express!

Never quite able, to express what seems to be ineffable,

What seems to be beyond abstract words and concepts!

Beyond what any mere mortals might ever comprehend,

There remain more things in Heaven and earth Horatio!

No abstract intellectual explanations convey the Truth!

No conceivable map, would capture the actual territory!

Nothing could supplant what is beyond all of our words!

Nothing replaces, what abides beyond mere explanations!

Neither our words or actions, are completely trustworthy!

Intentions, can never be any kind of reasonable substitute!

Can never replace any of our more sincere heartfelt gestures!

Which often leap from our own hearts, to our willing hands!

All the unselfish acts and best of intentions, in all the world,

Can never replace, what all humanity feels in their own heart,

Never requiring anybody, to say anything.

Live simply so that others may simply live,

Know habits, are the source of our suffering!

The source of endless, fighting and confusion!

The origin of anyone’s wasted time and effort!

Lowbrow jokes, that should never be repeated!

Jokes, that should not be told in the first place!

To comprehend the best of your own intentions!

Do Not Unwittingly Do Unto Others What Offends Thee!

Pay attention to the feelings of those around you!

Pay attention to how others may all perceive you!

The best of intentions never require an explanation.

The best of intentions, come straight from the heart.

The best of intentions, are often the best you can do!

Charming toddler intentions are always transparent.

Frequently as unmistakable, as the nose on your face,

If not among themselves then to the rest of the world.

Never knowing enough, to even have many intentions,

Never having a lot of experience in learning how to lie!

Never able to distinguish between reality and a fiction!

Their uncomplicated feelings making them easy to read!

Their simple desire, for everyone they know to be happy,

Making it that much easier for everyone to forgive them!

Their future behind them they always remember to laugh!

Their past soon forgotten they remember how to move on!

Their repetitions soon forgotten they run in circles yelling.

Their path before them they may always remain grounded!

Deciding for themselves they become citizens of the world!

Deciding for themselves they'll walk the road less traveled!

Deciding for themselves they boldly go where none else has!

Deciding for themselves, intentions, are genuinely authentic.

Deciding for themselves, they really know how to best share!

Deciding for themselves, they may learn the value of honesty!

Deciding for themselves they become real brothers and sisters!

Deciding for themselves, they may aim for the moon and stars!

Knowing nobody can be alone, when there's no place like home,

Knowing to have clueless friends, we must be clueless ourselves!

All the best of intentions, can never replace our ignorant wisdom;

Toddlers ignore bullshit, kiss boo boos, contribute charming humor.