POEM: Pond
of Self- Forgetfulness
By:
Eric Gajewski
1
Corinthians 3: 21-22 “Let no man therefore glory in men. [22] For
all things are yours, whether it be Paul, or Apollo, or Cephas, or the world,
or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; for all are yours…”
Please enjoy my latest poem from the work, "Fortress of the Soul"
Press play and listen as you read along...
Die
Self Die!
Forget
who you were, forget about yourself
Calls
the wayward traveler from Life’s hectic Road
Die
Self Die!
Is
uttered by this Pond of Self-Forgetfulness
For
it is not thee in control
But
only God’s Water which may bless
Die
Self Die!
And
be at the side of others
The
ripples of these waters profess
Die
Self Die!
For
all who pass this way fall under the Cross’s stress
Nevertheless,
it is in this Test
That
we die unto self
And
feel the Son up above and His heavenly caress
Die
Self Die!
All
ye who seek in Love to progress
For
wherest ye would say distress
Love’s
reflection would otherwise confess
Die
Self Die!
For
how else will an eagle resurrect?
How
else will thy wings express?
For it
is only thy image of thyself which oppress
Die
Self Die!
Where
else will the world be suppressed?
Where
else can you slow down enough to reassess?
Die
Self Die!
Did
you expect another way outside of solitude and silence?
For
there are only Few who stop by this Pond, no less
Come
bury thy Will beneath thy sin’s created mess
For
the Road of Life is full if busied and distracted travelers
Who
only Love themselves unto death...
| People travel to wonder at the height of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars; and they pass by themselves without wondering - ST AUGUSTINE |
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