A man awakes from troubled sleep
Mind packed with thoughts that creep
And crowd like crumpled paper
Each thread a disappearing vapor
Wishing for a way out of madness
Only leading to deeper sadness
Grandiose visions, all illusion
Self-indulgence and confusion
Like moldy fruit left out too long
Attracting flies, something’s wrong
Woe to the poverty of greed
Never enough to fulfil the need
Always hungry, demanding more
Vicious jealousy is keeping score
All is rotten to the core
Twisted like maggots in a corpse
Foul fetid flesh, no remorse
From his soul he does divorce
All for his craving he stays the course
Ignorance and blindness at the source
Sleepless nights and fleeting days
Keep the man inside his haze
Of thick fog, which blinds his sight
Forever lost within his plight
Only when he hits the ground
Falling from great height
With twisted fantasies around
No longer can he take flight
Impounded by his fear
That he will not obtain
The pleasures that are near
That he craves in vain
Keep him bound and tied
To all the ways he’s lied
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To free himself from his chains
He must find what still remains
Claiming his full humanity
He can return to sanity
Self-forgiveness is a must
Honesty a sacred trust
Love for others is the key
To open the heart of humanity
Compassion flows in this way
Supporting others day to day
To be healthy and to thrive
Expressing our love we must strive
To care for life great and small
A loving family we must recall
The beauty of Nature we partake
Essential for all that we make
Without her we cannot create
For from her womb we emanate